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PO Box 142 Port 3207 p (03) 9645 1440 e [email protected] www.goalweekly.com Photos by Nome Risteski Goal! Weekly SOCCER HOTLINES FROM THE TERRACES 23 [email protected] MISSION SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WHO’S IN, WHO’S OUT? CHINESE FORTUNE ! HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE SHAPES UP FOR 2008/09 SEASON Behind the scenes at Aussie WCQ in Kumming, China hile most Hyundai A-League has the opportunity to construct a squad of players have been on holidays his own. Jamie Harnwell (2 years), Jamie UNITED GLORY e Hao!, or ‘hello’ in Mandarin…. every moment at the stadium. Chinese the fi rst words that greeted a few of supporters decked in red t-shirts and draped during April, there has been Coyne (2 years), James Robinson (1 year), Re-signed – (2 years), Re-signed – Jamie Harnwell (2 years), Wplenty of movement amongst the eight clubs David Tarka (1 year), Jimmy Downey (2 Lucas Pantelis (2 years), Michael Valkanis (2 years), James Robinson (1 Nthe travelling Australian supporters in their People’s Republic fl ags constantly as they all look to revamp their squads for years)and Naum Sekulovski (1 year) have (1 year), (1 year), Daniel year), David Tarka (1 year), Jimmy Downey on the tarmac at Kunming airport, most approached Australian supporters waving, the Hyundai A-League 2008/09 season. been re-signed and local Western Austra- Beltrame (1 year) (2 years), Naum Sekulovski (1 year), of whom had travelled thriteen hours saying Ne hao and wanting the odd photo or lian Josip Magdic and Ivorian Eugene Dadi In – (1 year), Sasa Ognen- In – Eugene Dadi (1 year, Hapoel Acre, Is- from to south-west China to two. Despite 40,000 people unanimously Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory have also been added to the club. The depar- ovski (Queensland Roar) rael), Josip Magdic (Floreat Athena, WA) experience the Socceroos in their fi rst world chanting to their team to ‘dig deeper’ in have had to delay their off-season break ture of ( FC), Leo Out – (released at completion Out – Simon Colosimo (Sydney FC), Leo cup qualifi er abroad in the Asian Football Mandarin and fi nd a winner, the Chinese due to their participation in the AFC Cham- Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Billy Celeski of contract), Dez Giraldi (released - after Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Billy Celeski Confederation zone. supporters never showed any animosity pions League, but that has not stopped (Melbourne Victory) and (re- AFC Champions League), Shaun Ontong (Melbourne Victory), Stan Lazaridis (re- And what an experience it was, during and after the game. (Newcastle Jets), Robert Bajic (released), leased) even before a ball was kicked or a penalty In fact, the Fanatic’s tour leader them adjusting their player rosters accord- leased) will still leave Mitchell with a number Milan Susak (released) ingly. Adelaide United have re-signed Na- of positions to full before the season starts. On-Loan - Jamie Harnwell (to FC Vaduz, saved! Travelling with the Fanatics, the was approached by two of China’s head Switzerland/Liechtenstein) than Burns (2 years), Lucas Pantelis (2 tour organiser picked up our premium supporters and presented with a book before CENTRAL COAST MARINERS AUS $80 tickets from the Chinese football the game, which they both signed. The years), Michael Valkanis (1 year), Angelo Queensland Roar coach has Re-signed – (2 years), authorities the day before the match only author was the patriotically-named Mayday Costanzo (1 year) and Daniel Beltrame (1 travelled to Brazil during the off-season to QUEENSLAND ROAR John Hutchinson (2 years), (2 to discover that the majority of Australian Zhang (Chinese name Zhang Wuyi, with year) as well as adding Sasa Ognenovski visit Atletico Mineiro on a fact fi nding mis- Re-signed - Josh McCloughan (2 years), years), Brad Porter (2 years), Griffi n McMaster (2 years) supporters would be sitting another 1000 the Wuyi being the Chinese characters for from Queensland Roar (2 years) and Daniel sion and will also be looking to add some (2 years) metres above altitude, high in the second May 1) and the other was an equally-proud Mullen from the AIS (1 year), with Bobby new names to his team sheet after losing In – Tim Smits (Rochedale Rovers - QLD, In – Adrian Caceres (Melbourne Victory - 2 years), David Dodd (Palm Beach - QLD, 2 tier of Kunming’s Tuodong Stadium! gentleman with a rather extravagant cowboy Petta, Dez Giraldi, Shaun Ontong, Robert Sasa Ognenovski (Adelaide United), Rein- after AFC Champions League), Ahmad El- years) plus the young Queenslander in the To put the price of the match outfi t! Bajic and Milan Susak released by the club. aldo (Busan I’Park, Korea Republic), Simon rich (Wellington Phoenix), GC Bulletin ticket in context, it equated one nights Despite the lack of forwards at Left: One lucky Lynch (released) and Marcinho (released). (FC Lyn, Norway) Out – Sasa Ognenovski (Adelaide United), accommodation at a four hotel where ’s disposal, Australia had Melbourne Victory bolstered their squad Local favourites Josh McLoughan and Grif- (end of contract), Tom Out– Reinaldo (Busan I’Park, Korea Republic), Si- the Socceroos were based in Kunming, or two best goal-scoring opportunities during supporter for the AFC Champions League with the re- fi n McMaster have both been rewarded with Pondeljak (Melbourne Victory), collecting the mon Lynch (released), Marcinho (released) could easily feed twenty people (yes 20) free play and Schwarzer’s magnifi cent save signing of Daniel Vasilevski (2 years), Steven 2 year contracts each. Young Queenslanders (retired) match ball over indulging at a local restaurant with earned us the vital away point that we so Pace (2 years) and Nick Ward (1 year) as well Tim Smits (Rochedale Rovers - QLD, 2 years) from Mark SYDNEY FC drinks! Something wasn’t right and after richly deserved and kept our momentum Schwarzer! as adding Billy Celeski (Perth Glory – 1 year) and David Dodd (Palm Beach - QLD, 2 years) MELBOURNE VICTORY In – Simon Colosimo (Perth Glory), John relaying our disappointment with the ticket at the top of our group. Post match, and (Central Coast Mariners along with AIS pair of Luke Devere and Isaka Daniel Vasilevski (2 years), Re-signed - Aloisi (Central Coast Mariners), allocation, offi cials promised to rectify the Schwarzer came and celebrated with the – 2 years), with youngster Nathan Elasi and Cernak the have also recently joined the club Stephen Pace (2 years), Nick Ward (1 (Newcastle Jets), Stuart Musialik (Newcas- situation and miracles happened within the travelling contingent and threw the ball goalkeeper Steve Mautone on board as a for pre-season training. Adam – there’s also a year) tle Jets) space of minutes. Suddenly, our tickets which he saved from the spot into the crowd short-term signings to provide cover during young guy mentioned in today’s GC Bulletin In – Nathan Elasi (6 months – AFC Cham- Out – (, Ja- were re-issued and we were now sitting on as a token of his appreciation of our support. Asia’s premier club competition. The Victory pions League only), Billy Celeski (Perth pan), (Avispa Fukuoka, Japan), the half way line on the ground tier with a The celebrations kicked on with Mayday released Adrian Caceres and . has signed Qantas Socceroo John Glory), Tom Pondeljak (Central Coast Mari- (released), Ruben Zadkovich Sydney FC great view of the pitch. and a few other Chinese and Australian Aloisi (2 years) as the club’s new marquee ners) (Derby County, ), Patrick (released), We all know how the game supporters at a place appropriately named Hyundai A-League 2008 Grand Finalists, the player along with Simon Colosimo (Perth Out – Adrian Caceres (Central Coast Mari- Ben Vidaic (released) unfolded and refl ecting upon the result three Disco. If you didn’t like Disco, there was Central Coast Mariners, have had to re- Glory – 2 years), Stuart Musialik (Newcastle ners – after AFC Champions League), Ljubo On-Loan - Adam Biddle (to Blacktown Milicevic (released) weeks later, a draw was a wonderful and always Disco 1 and Disco 2 next door. build following the departure of John Aloisi Jets – 2 years) and Mark Bridge (Newcastle City, NSW), Ivan Necevski (to Blacktown well deserved result for Australia. Losing Regardless of Kunming’s diverse bar (end of contract), Tom Pondeljak (Mel- Jets – 3 years). Leaving Sydney are former City, NSW), Nick Tsattlios (to Penrith-Ne- pean, NSW) all our forwards in the lead-up to such an names, they all had the same drink specials bourne Victory), Alvin Ceccoli (released) club captain Mark Rudan (Avispa Fukuoka, important match, and then seeing Archie inside – twelve cans of Budweiser beer, a and the retirement of Tony Vidmar. Coach Japan), Ufuk Talay (Avispa Fukuoka, Japan), NEWCASTLE JETS Thompson succumb to injury after ten fruit platter and big cup of popcorn all for Lawrie McKinna has rewarded loyalty and David Zdrilic (released), Ruben Zadkovich Re-signed - (2 years), Adam WELLINGTON PHOENIX D’Apuzzo (2 years), Ben Kennedy (2 years) minutes and the 200 Australian supporters $15! Bring on Dubai and Doha in July for performance by offering revised contracts to (Derby County, England), Patrick (released) Re-signed – (2 years) inside the Stadium wondered where any another Asian experience abroad following Nigel Boogaard (2 years), John Hutchinson and Ben Vidaic (released), whilst Adam Bid- In – Jason Naidovski (AIS), Shaun Ontong In – (2 years - Perth Glory), (Adelaide United) attack would appear from. the Socceroos into the next phase of World (2 years), Mile Jedinak (2 years), Brad Por- dle (to Blacktown City, NSW), Ivan Necevski (2 years - Newcastle Jets), The Chinese crowd was very loud Cup qualifi cation! ter (2 years), Matt Simon (2 years) and has (to Blacktown City, NSW), Nick Tsattlios (to Out – Andrew Durante (Wellington Phoe- Jon McKain (2 years - from Politechnica Ti- nix), Mark Bridge (Sydney FC), Denni (re- misoara, Romania), Leilei Gao (MyPa, Fin- and the atmosphere fantastic, even better also added Adrian Caceres from Melbourne Penrith Nepean, NSW) are all keeping sharp leased), Jorge Drovandi (released), Steve land), Troy Hearfi eld (2 years - Newcastle than our last Asian Cup group game against Victory (2 years), Ahmad Elrich (Wellington with a stint in the NSW . Eagleton (retired), Troy Hearfi eld (Welling- Jets), (1 year - City, Thailand in Bangkok last year. ‘Ne hao’ By Simon McCuskey Phoenix – 2 years) and former Australian ton Phoenix), Mario Jardel (released), Paul NZ) was pretty much only one of three words I Photos by Simon McCuskey Youth international Dylan Macallister from After their inaugural season in the Hyundai Kohler (released), Stuart Musialik (Sydney Out – (retired), Steven O’Dor picked up Mandarin and it was by far used Norwegian club FC Lyn Norway (2 years). A-League competition, the Wellington FC), Scott Tunbridge (released). (released), Cleberson (released), George Phoenix has resigned Vince Lia (2 years) On-Loan - Joel Griffi ths (to Avispa Fu- Paladini (released), Ahmad Elrich (Central Hyundai A-League 2008 Champions, the kuoka, Japan) Coast Mariners), Felipe (released), Kristian Right: Entering and added New Zealand International and Kunming’s Rees (short-term player, released), Jacob Newcastle Jets, will see a very different Wellington local Leo Bertos from Perth Glo- Tuodong squad at pre-season training compared with ry (2 years) and fellow Kiwi Ben Sigmund Spoonley (released), Steven Old (Macar- Stadium thur Rams, NSW Premier League) the one that held the Championship trophy (Auckland City, NZ - 1 year) . Australians’ aloft at the in Feb- Andrew Durante (2 years - Newcastle Jets), On-Loan – Costa Barbarouses (to Mac- ruary. Gary Van Egmond has shown faith in arthur Rams, NSW), Greg Draper (to Whit- Troy Hearfi eld (2 years - Newcastle Jets) and tlesea Zebras, Victoria) his younger players and re-signed Tarek El- Jon McKain (2 years - from Politechnica Ti- rich (2 years), Adam D’Apuzzo (2 years) and misoara, Romania*) as well as Chinese im- goalkeeper Ben Kennedy (2 years), whilst re- port Lei lei Gao (MyPa, Finland) have also cently adding former Adelaide United Shaun taken up new contracts in the New Zealand Ontong (2 years) and young AIS striker Jason capital. Leaving the Phoenix are the foun- Naidovski (2 years). Leaving EnergyAustra- dation captain Ross Aloisi (retired), Steven lia Stadium are Andrew Durante (Wellington O’Dor (released), Cleberson (released), Phoenix), Mark Bridge (Sydney FC), Denni George Paladini (released), Ahmad Elrich (released), Jorge Drovandi (released), Steve (Central Coast Mariners), Felipe (released), Eagleton (retired), Troy Hearfi eld (Wel- Kristian Rees (short-term player, released), lington Phoenix), Mario Jardel (released), Jacob Spoonley (released) and Steven Old Paul Kohler (released), Stuart Musialik (Macarthur Rams, NSW Premier League). (Sydney FC), Scott Tunbridge (released). With plenty of room left in the roster, Van With still around three and half months to the Egmond is about to embark on a European kick-off of the Hyundai A-League 2008-09 scouting trip to eye potential signings. On season, Football Federation Australia will pro- his return to Australia, he will detour via vide further updates at the end of May and June Japan to assess the form of his star striker and again at the start of the season in August. Joel Griffi ths who is currently on loan at Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League Division 2. Words by Adam Mark David Mitchell begins his fi rst full season Photo by Therese Duffy Staying put: Stevn Pace has signed for another On the move: Mark Bridge returns to his home town as the Head Coach of Perth Glory and A few of the Australian supporters with Mayday Zhang (far right) and two years at Victory. after switching from the Jets to Sydney FC. Schwarzer ready to save off the penalty spot! China’s response to Clint Eastwood.

Issue # 11 Monday 28 April 2008 Goal! Weekly SOCCERSOCCER HOTLINESHOTLINES 3 [email protected] JAMIESON This week’s line-up Soccer Hotlines 3 Foxtel Cup Scoreboard 4 Eagles v Coburg 5 STEPS ASIDE Magic v South Preview 7 Zebras v Bergers Preview 8 Hodgson takes the reigns at Monterey Adam Jamieson has become the latest Jamieson went on to add, “I want to push Soccer Sideshow 9 coaching casualty in the Foxtel Cup after on as a coach in the Premier League or Blast From The Past 11 resigning from the Frankston Pines post Division One. recently. I love the club to death and it’s been really WPL Wrap 12 Jamieson is the third coach in the past hard, to be honest. I’ve been there a long, Football Focus 13 fortnight to depart the competition. long time at the Pines and it’s been very, Doug Hodgson has been appointed as the very disappointing.” AIS v Knights 14 new replacement at Monterey Reserve. The club have done a hell of a lot for me Gully v Lions 15 Hodgson is also a former Pines player who over the years, and I know it’s hard for went on to play professionally in England a club like the Pines to compete in the Division One Wrap 16 for Sheffi eld United. Premier League with the money that goes Boo, Katsa & Tsigan 19 & 20 Jamieson’s departure comes on the back around. I thought we put together a really end of increased turmoil within the ranks good side and apart from one hiding, we UEFA Champions League 21 of the Peninsula outfi t with the club now were good enough for points in all the ACL Champions League 23 languishing bottom of the Foxtel Cup other games. That’s what disappoints me standings and yet to record a win this - we worked so hard to get ourselves in Tartan Talk 27 season. a position to be competitive again and to Recently the club has also seen Peter Skledar only last for eight weeks is annoying. Adam Jamieson and Willie Raynes in happier times Goal! 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All Day Distribution Pty Ltd Although results haven’t been satisfactory “I’ve still got a hell of a lot to offer and PO Box 42 on the fi eld it appears that Jamieson felt hopefully another club will pick me up North Carlton, VIC, 3054 he did not have the full support of the pretty soon.” News Room: (03) 9645-1440 committee to turn things around. Advertising: (03) 9645-1440 [email protected] PINES WIPE OUT [email protected] www.goalweekly.com The Frankston Pines exodus continues with a after being axed and Coburg’s Daniel Rocco, Editor: Costa Koutropoulos rumoured several players waiting for the May Edemer Garcia and Ahmet Ikiz have also Art Director: Carlos Ibarra transfer window to open. Among the players been shown the door. Gully’s Matt (Colonel) Production: Gagandeep Singh, MJ Ali. looking to move on are Adam Fadljevic, Sanders is also a wanted man with at least Cameron Jones and Daniel Miller who have two VPL clubs and a few State One clubs Contributors: Nat Adamopoulos, Mark Boric, Richard Bartolo, been linked to the ailing Fawkner. While we looking to recruit the benched striker, while Adrian Ceddia, Bruce Darnell, George Egonidis, are on the subject of players on the move another bench regular in Phillip Riccobene Andrew Fisher, Jason Gillick, Steven Gray, it is also rumoured that Richmond’s Chris has attracted the attention of Altona Magic. Roy Hay, Markian Jaworsky, Paul Jefferies, George Katsamboukas, Eddie Krncevic, Greechan is headed for Western Suburbs John Kyrou, Sebastian Kipman, George Kouroumalis, Michael Lilikakis, THE Josip Loncaric, Craig MacKenzie, Joe Novella,Jeremy O’Neil, Teo Pellizzeri, Chris Priftis, Walter Pless, Julius Ross, GEORGIES COBURG Mike Salter, George Stogiannou, Reuben Schembri, Richard Sucksmith, CASH IN? CONDITIONING Lachlan Taylor, Nick Townsend, Elias Simopoulos, Michal Skrodsky, Addy Wetzler, Bruno Zovko, SLEUTH After sacking their conditioning coach in Rumours are circulating that the Georgies March who was blamed for their fi rst loss of Photographers: have sold their home of the past quarter Daniel Flis, Darryl Kennedy, VANIS TO MOVE? century for 5 plus Million and are currently the year, Coburg last week hired the services John Punshon, Steve Starek. On the coaching front it is rumoured that in talks with the Werribee council about of a physiologist to probe the minds of their Therese Duffy, George Stogiannou. Vlado Vanis is keen to get the nod from relocating too Tarneit where a proposed new players who have not won a game since round two. The move obviously didn’t work as they Goal! Weekly endeavours to be Coburg offi cials so he can take his leave sporting complex is to be built there in the as accurate as possible with from Fawkner. Talk about jumping from coming years. It is rumoured that a successful were hammered three zip by Richmond and everything it publishes. the frypan into the fi re. Maybe the two move to the complex will require the club had two players were sent off in the process to shed its ethnic affi liation and become this week. Maybe we can suggest a course of The Fair Trading Act 1999 clubs can make a clean swap, Montemurro requires Goal! Weekly to for Vanis. That physiologist could really mainstream, although one suspects this has electro shock therapy for this weeks training disclaim any belief in the truth or falsity of earn his money trying to work that one already happened…”When’s the last time session, and if that fails they can always go information which is supplied to it and out. they sold pastizzi at their canteen hey“? the traditional route and sack their coach. which is published in other than editorial content.

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Richmond v Melbourne Knights Fri 29 Feb KO 8:15PM Frankston Pines v Preston Lions Monterey Reserve Sat 1 Mar KO 6:00PM Coburg Utd v Oakleigh Cannons Knights Stadium Sat 1 Mar KO 6:00PM Heidelberg Utd v A.I.S Olympic Village Sun 2 Mar KO 5:00PM Fawkner Blues v Altona Magic CB Smith Reserve Sun 2 Mar KO 6:00PM P W D L F A PT OAKLEIGH CANNONS V Green Gully Cavaliers 10 7 2 1 18 5 23 ALTONA MAGIC Melbourne Knights 10 6 4 0 19 8 22 Richmond 10 6 2 2 28 9 20 Fri 2 May KO 8:30PM Oakleigh Cannons 9 5 3 1 12 6 18 A.I.S A.I.S 10 5 1 4 18 14 16 V Altona Magic 9 4 3 2 12 9 15 FAWKNER BLUES Heidelberg Utd 9 3 4 2 12 11 13 AIS Field 14 (Canberra) Sat 3 May KO 1:00PM Whittlesea Zebras 9 3 3 3 14 15 12 Preston Lions 9 3 2 4 13 19 11 GREEN GULLY V South Melbourne 9 3 0 6 15 15 9 WESTERN SUBURBS Coburg Utd 10 2 2 6 9 17 8 Sat 3 May KO 4:00PM Western Suburbs 9 2 1 6 7 19 7 Fawkner Blues 10 1 3 6 9 24 6 COBURG UTD Frankston Pines 9 0 2 7 5 20 2 V WHITTLESEA ZEBRAS

RESULTS THE TOP MARKSMEN Knights Stadium Sat 3 May KO 6:00PM Player, Club Goals Richmond Eagles 3 - 0 Coburg United Cardozo, Richard AIS 1 - 2 Melbourne Knights Richmond SC 8 PRESTON LIONS Green Gully 4 - 0 Preston Lions Naidovski, Jason Whittlesea Zebras 0 - 0* Heidelberg United A.I.S 8 V

Altona Magic 0 - 0* South Melbourne Cardozo, Pablo MELBOURNE KNIGHTS *Playing tonight Richmond SC 7 BT Connor Reserve Curcija, Michael Altona Magic SC 7 Sun 4 May KO 3:00PM UNDER 21 DETAILS Nikolic, Joel Green Fawkner Blues 0 Oakleigh Cannons 2, V.I.S 3 Melbourne Knights 0, Green Gully Cavaliers Gully Cavaliers 1 Preston Lions 0, Richmond GET2 Coburg UtdSOME 5 SC 6 SOUTH MELBOURNE V BALLS. P W D L F A PT Catalano, Michael Green Gully Cavaliers 10 9 0 1 19 3 27 Richmond SC 5 RICHMOND EAGLES Richmond 10 7 0 3 26 15 21 Lagana, Frankie M Coburg Utd GET SOME 10 5 2 3 19 12 17 Oakleigh Cannons FC 5 Bob Jane Stadium V.I.S 10 4 4 2 16 10 16 Melbourne KnightsGOAL! WEEKLY 10 4 3 3 13 19 15 Barisic, Andrew Sun 4 May KO 4:00PM Frankston Pines 9 4 2 3 9 8 14 Melbourne Knights SC 4 Fawkner Blues EVERY MONDAY. 9 4 1 4 12 15 10 Altona Magic 9 3 1 5 10 13 10 Danning, Kofi D Oakleigh Cannons 9 2 3 4 10 12 9 A.I.S 4 HEIDELBERG UTD Preston Lions GET IT?9 2 3 4 10 14 9 Whittlesea Zebras 9 2 1 6 13 19 7 De Moraes, Fernando V Heidelberg Utd 9 2 1 6 12 19 7 South Melbourne FC 4 South Melbourne 9 1 4 4 8 15 7 FRANKSTON PINES Western Suburbs 8 2 3 3 8 11 6 Olympic Village Sun 4 May KO 5:00PM PO Box 142 Port Melbourne 3207 p (03) 9645 1440 e [email protected] www.goalweekly.com

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Issue # 11 Goal! Weekly FOXTEL CUP 5 Round 10

RICHMOND EAGLES EAGLES SOAR 3 - 0 BACK TO FORM COBURG UNITED Coburg sees red as two men sent-off

Steady rain hit Kevin Bartlett Reserve on held by Kovar on the second attempt. Just a Saturday night as Richmond and Coburg minute later Serdar Pir cleared off the line, prepared to battle it out in the Foxtel when Kalambokis beat Kovar with a header Richmond: S.Webster, A.Lines, D.Tsiaras, Cup. The Eagles, smarting after their from a cross by Aaran Lines. Lines pulled the J.Krncevic, S.Sivic, G.Goutzioulis fi rst loss of the season at Heidelberg United, ball back two minutes later for Goutzioulis (S.Rexhepi 89’), R.Cardozo, M.Catalano, were forced into several changes by the to shoot, the effort going wide. Lines was Z.Cvetkovski (B.Beni 87’), N.Bahnsen, suspensions of Stuart McCluskey and Pablo fi nding plenty of room, and his clipped ball N.Kalambokis (J.Kalifatidis 87’). Cardozo. Coburg, after a fl ying start to the to Catalano saw another shot cleared off the season, had slumped into the relegation zone line. Goals: Goutzioulis 75’ Catalano 81’ after a loss at Altona Magic the previous In the fi fty-sixth minute Kalambokis Karakicic (O.G) 89’ week. conceded a free kick when closing down The Eagles began promisingly enough, Ahmet Gurpinar and trying to nip the ball Yellow Cards: Cvetkovski 60’ Lines 66’ Michael Catalano volleying over with a off his toes. Gurpinar then lashed out at speculative effort from twenty-fi ve yards Kalambokis, earning a straight red card. Red Cards: None after a quick turn in the second minute. A Despite the advantage of an extra man, throw-in on the right presented Semir Sivic Richmond’s luck in front of goal didn’t look Coburg United: T.Kovar, S.Kovacevic, Michael Catalano scored his fi fth goal of the Foxtel with the chance to cross, his ball a little too like changing. When Kovar spilled a shot S.Pir, B.Gilmour, A.Gurpinar, Cup campaign keeping the Eagles in contention for deep for Jesse Krncevic at the far post who from Goutzioulis and Krncevic buried the R.Thompson, A.Josifovski (M.Karakilic top six honours. volleyed over the goal from a tight angle. rebound, they were denied by the assistant 83’), A.Magnacca, M.Mustafa, P.Tichy claimed a couple of crosses referee’s fl ag. In the seventy-second minute (T.Baser 83’), T.Sumbul (C.Ucarli 83’). from Mustafa Mustafa as the new Richmond Coburg were down to nine men when Brett central defensive pairing of Dimitri Tsiaras Gilmour was dismissed after his heavy tackle Yellow Cards: Thompson 26’ and Noel Bahnsen generally had the better chopped down Tsiaras in the centre circle. of their opponents. Richie Cardozo should Tsiaras had been superb in marshalling the Red Cards: Gurpinar 65’ Gilmour 72’ have given the Eagles the lead in the twenty- Richmond defence, and it was a relief to the fi rst minute. George Goutzioulis had found Eagles bench that he was eventually able to Man of the Match: Nick Kalambokis, who passed to Krncevic continue after enduring his second red-card Dimitri Tsiaras who fl icked the ball out to Cardozo in the inducing challenge in as many home games. (Richmond) clear, who passed up the opportunity to shoot Richmond fi nally found a goal through and attempted to round Tomas Kovar in the Goutzioulis in the seventy-fi fth minute. Venue: Kevin Bartlett Reserve Coburg goal, the keeper diving at his feet Picking up the ball at the top of the box, he Crowd: 350 and winning the ball. weaved past a defender, then turned past Four minutes later Goutzioulis found another after the ball almost got away from Sivic, who crossed with his left foot to him. Another twist saw him advance to the Catalano who headed wide from ten yards. penalty spot where it appeared he had been George Goutzioulis marked his return to the The visitors then had their best chance of brought down by a tackle, the penalty appeal Richmond starting line-up with his third goal of the season. the game after half an hour on the counter made redundant as he connected with the attack following a Richmond corner. Turhan ball on his way down to send it into the back Sumbul was set free on the right, racing in of the net. on goal with only the advancing Webster to Sivic shot over from thirty yards after beat. His fi rst strike was blocked by Webster seventy-eight minutes. The advantage of the and then he pulled his shot from the rebound extra men saw Richmond bring the game to across the face of goal. When the half-time a standstill as they pondered the numerous whistle came, the score remained 0-0 with options going forward. In the eighty-fi rst both sides having cause for optimism in the minute Catalano found space on the right second stanza. when his marker fell down after a collision. Again Richmond, now attacking the He carried the ball inside and launched a Heyington Bridge End, begain brightly. The strike from the edge of the box which gave fi rst minute saw Bahnsen sent the ball to the Eagles their second goal of the game. The Catalano to burst down the left wing with. scoring was completed in the eighty-ninth He cut into the box and had a shot parried by minute, when substitute James Kalifatidis Kovar, with Krncevic hitting the keeper with burst down the left and cut the ball into the the rebound and another effort being blocked box where Memet Karakilic put the ball in a mad scramble. into his own net under pressure from Richie Richmond continued to test Kovar in the Cardozo. slippery conditions, with Goutzioulis fi ring The result leaves Richmond back amongst in a shot from twenty-fi ve yards which was the mix at the top of the table, with Coburg Dimi Tsiaris capped of a fi ne night for the Eagles held on the second grab. In the fi fty-third awaiting the transfer window to make the with a man of the match performance in central By Mark Boric minute Krncevic headed down a Sivic cross changes which will hopefully re-ignite their defence. which Catalano volleyed on goal, again season. 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Issue # 11 Goal! Weekly FOXTELFOXTEL CUPCUP 7 Round 10 9 ALTONA MONDAY MAGIC MAGIC NIGHT V AWAITS FOOTBALL SOUTH MELBOURNE KO 8.15pm at Paisley Park

This game should be a very interesting in their past 5 outings - these two losses and competitive game between Altona are their only defeats so far this season. In Magic and South Melbourne in a replay these fi ve previous games, the Magic have of the 2006 VPL Grand Final. scored six goals and conceded six goals and occupy the last of the Top Six positions with Both teams had relatively easy wins last a total of fi fteen points. After an indifferent weekend over teams in the lower reaches start to its 2008 campaign, comprising some of the Foxtel Cup table. South handed new poor results and the departure of John coach Michael Michalakopoulos his fi rst Anastasiadis, South lie tenth at the moment win in charge of the Bob Jane outfi t with a on nine points and their last fi ve games have thumping of strugglers Fawkner Blues by a seen three defeats and two victories, scoring score of six goals to two. Altona come into eight goals and concede ten. this match after travelling to Knights Stadium and making pretty easy work of a very poor Altona were pretty much untroubled by North Coburg outfi t with a 2-1 scoreline. North Coburg last week and players like Henry Fa’arodo ran riot. He will again be key Recent form of both teams has been to this team’s chance of success on Monday somewhat patchy. The home side Altona night. His intelligent running, pace and have two wins, one draw and two losses work-rate off the ball make him a handful

With a new coach at the helm and a new sense of belief, South Melbourne will be hoping to carry on its goal-scoring exploits from last week. Against a traditionally tough Magic team at Paisley Park tonight, South will have to be on top of its game if it stands any chance of breaking the home team’s defence. for any defence. Much will be expected of hard for a win. Michael Curcija also, his seven goals so far this season indicating he is still a deadly My prediction is a 3-1 victory for the visiting marksman in the Foxtel Cup, although he team. Michalakopoulos will continue his hasn’t had quite the impact this season as promising start in charge of the team he previous seasons. played for as a player with distinction. Based upon last week’s hiding handed to the Blues, it appears that a change of coach is perhaps the tonic that was required at Bob By Reuben Schembri Jane to kick-start their season. T Photo by Peter Kakalias wo weeks into the job Michalakopoulos will no doubt be starting to make his mark in his new role, implementing his ideas and methods into a side that on paper, has the quality to launch a concerted ride up the VPL ladder. When you look at Fernando De Moraes, Goal! Weekly is available from all good Adam Van Dommel, Dean Anastasiadis and newsagents every Monday the like, they have a very experienced core with a blend of some upcoming youngsters To fi nd your nearest agent around them. check our distribution list at www.goalweekly.com I think all these stats point to a game where you will get goals scored tonight. Both defences have been rather porous lately and both teams have the forwards capable of exploiting these brittle defences. This contest would well be worth coming out to Paisley Park, Altona with an 8:15pm KO to see what Altona Magic will be looking towards the versatile and experienced Agim Sherifovski to I think will be a very open and entertaining combat any threats from the visiting South Melbourne. game with two sides who will be pushing

Monday 28 April 2008 8 FOXTELFOXTEL CUPCUP Goal! Weekly Round 10 9 WHITTLESEA ZEBRAS STRIVING MONDAY FOR TOP SIX NIGHT V FOOTBALL HEIDELBERG UNITED KO 8.15pm at

This is a Foxtel Cup battle of two mid-table the Zebras have in the last fi ve games, won Up front, the Zebras boast last season’s top Overall, on their day both teams can play sides, both with fairly similar records and three and drawn twice - scoring eleven goals goalscorer from Western Australia, Jerry some very good football. Similarly, a sprinkle within striking distance of the Top Six. and conceding only six. Hard work has seen Karpeh. A gifted player with exceptional of frustration is never too far away either. Tonight’s contest will surely make them claw their way up from the lower end touch, Karpeh has shown glimpses of skill for an interesting and competitive clash of the ladder to a comfortable mid table spot that earned him a spot in the A-league with They can both fl atter to deceive, so it’s a when these two sides collide in the other of and on the verge of cracking the Top Six. Perth Glory. However, like most forwards matter of which team turns up on the day the two Monday night games scheduled at needs to deliver on a more consistent basis. prepared to set themselves up for a genuine Epping Sports Stadium with an 8:15pm KO. Heidelberg in their last fi ve games have push into the Top Six. That alone will be managed to win only once. Apart from last The same could be said at the other end for ample incentive for both coaches to chase In last week’s round of fi xtures the Zebras week’s surprise victory over Richmond , the the Bergers’ new signing during the off- three points. The Zebras will be looking to sent the boys from Frankston Pines packing Bergers can only boast of two drawn games season Mark Tsiorlas. Often the saviour of the likes of Steve Martin, Ross Antoniadis with a convincing three goals to nil victory. and lost two games - scoring seven goals the Fawkner Blues in recent times, Mark and Gregory Lombardo to lead their team The Bergers on the other hand caused and conceding eight goals. An array of new was brought in to solve the attack at the whilst Eric Vassaliadis and Joe Kozic both somewhat of an upset, defeating the high faces are still to settle at the Village, as coach Village, and although he’s shown signs of return to their former sid, keen to make an fl ying Richmond Eagles by a single Eric George Katsakis continues to tinker with a competiveness, has yet to fi nd the net on a impact on the game Vassaliadis goal. Both teams therefore head squad that holds much promise, but has yet regular basis as was the case when he was at into tonight’s clash looking to extend that to deliver. Daniel Jones has shone and come the Blues. It’s early days yet, but a return to My prediction is an entertaining 1-1 draw. winning feeling. to the rescue more than once this year for his old stamping ground tonight, might just the Bergers, while Steve Martin seems to be be the trigger Mark requires to start storming By Reuben Schembri Although winless and entrenched in the doing a similar job for the Zebras. the goalscoring charts once again. Photo by John Punshon relegation zone after the fi rst six rounds,

Eric Vasissiliadis makes a return to Epping Stadium tonight with After a slow start to the year the Whittlesea Zebras are looking to make it Heidelberg United to face his former club. four wins in a row and continue its push towards the Top Six.

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Issue # 11 Goal! Weekly BLASTFOXTEL FROM CUPTHE PAST 11 Clubs no longerRound with 10us: No 1 Carlton THE MANY FACES OF CARLTON A name rich in Victorian sporting history leaves its mark

Dave Twydell has written a series of ‘Some of the players exhibited much won the . By 1913 there name disappeared for the 1985 season, but books about clubs in the United Kingdom dexterity, but no excitement was created, was an eight-team league, with six reserve members of the club became involved with which are defunct and our editor said to and nearly all present voted the pastime teams. The interstate series continued. In Fitzroy City. me the other day it would be interesting decidedly slow, after the purely Australian 1914 and 1915, competition continued There was also a club called North to tell the stories of some of the Victorian method of playing football’. Spence for the despite the outbreak of the First World War, Carlton Olympic, which played in VSF clubs which are no longer with us. red and whites scored the fi rst goal early but then was abandoned for the duration. competitions from 1968 to 1976. Russell Most people will remember the Carlton in the second half, and Ware equalised Soccer matches in Victoria resumed in Butler remembers that Olympic won the club which burst on to the National Soccer for the blues late in the game, so it ended 1919 with a new record attendance being Armstrong Cup for reserve teams in 1974. League scene in 1997 and disappeared one-all. The referee was a Mr. Gibbs, A. established in a second-round Dockerty The Federation was upset because the equally spectacularly after 8 rounds of the E. Gibbs, one of the pioneers of the game Cup match between Northumberland and club had not entered the Dockerty Cup but 2000–01 season. But that was not by any in New Zealand and Australia, who was Durhams and Melbourne Thistle at Middle instead used its fi rst team players in the means the fi rst club of that name. later to be the representative of Australian Park on 3 July 1920. The First Division reserves competition. There was a Carlton among the very fi rst soccer on council of the League now had twelve teams with So the team which was set up with the clubs to play the game in Victoria in 1883. in England. matches being played at Middle Park and support of the Australian Rules club at Describing a match between Richmond In 1890, Carlton beat South Melbourne to reserve games at Spotswood. A host of Princes Park in 1997 was the third or and Carlton, the Australasian noted ‘The win the Beaney Cup for the third year in new clubs was formed including Box Hill perhaps the fi fth to call itself Carlton, but form of play generally was hardly up to cup succession and it had also held the George (1922), Yallourn (1923), Coburg (1918), it had no links with earlier clubs of that form, although considerable improvement and George Cup for a similar period. Heidelberg (1925), Brighton (1924), South name. Coached by Edi Krncevic, Carlton was visible among those who had The depression of the 1890s hit Victorian Yarra (1928) and Hakoah (1927). But there reached the Grand practised’. In addition to the Melbourne and football hard and it has been impossible to was no Carlton club as such until after the Final in its fi rst season, losing narrowly to South Melbourne clubs, Prahran was now trace any matches in this dire period. Second World War. South Melbourne, in an all-Victorian game. taking part in matches. When the economy and inward migration A new club called Carlton took part in Con Boutsianis got a late winner for South On Tuesday 1 July 1884, the Richmond and picked up again in the fi rst decade of the the VSF competition from 1972 to 1984. Melbourne with a long range special. Two Carlton clubs played a demonstration match twentieth century, the Victorian League was This Carlton club was backed by the brilliant youngsters, Simon Colosimo and on Corio Oval in Geelong. Next day, the reorganised and won by Carlton United in Serbian community. It played at a variety Marco Bresciano, played for Carlton that Geelong Advertiser carried a lengthy match 1909 and 1910. It also won the Dockerty of grounds including John Cain Memorial day. Thereafter results fl uctuated. Carlton report, detailing the teams, aspects of the Cup in both these years. Williamstown, Park in Thornbury, near the current FFV was eleventh in 1999, third in 2000, and rules which would be puzzling to observers, Yarraville and Melbourne Thistle were headquarters in 1977. At that time it was in then withdrew in the following season amid an estimate of crowd numbers and some the other league champions before the Provisional League Division Two. It was acrimony and disappointment critical comment on the code in comparison competition was abandoned in 1916. The promoted to Division One for the 1981 with the domestic game. same clubs with the addition of St Kilda season playing at Como Park. The Carlton

Left: John Markovski played a total of 60 games for Carlton and scored 18 goals.

Right: The squad which made its NSlL debut in 1997/98. Former Carlton SC players also include Marco Bresciano, , and , all members of Australia’s squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as well as former internationals Simon Colosimo and and A-League players Daniel Allsopp, Robbie Middleby and Andrew Packer.

Left: Carlton SC made it to the NSL grand fi nal in its fi rst season. It fi nished runner-up to South Melbourne before being dissolved in 2000. According to some Words by Roy Hay reports former owner of the club, sports agent Peter Jess, is still receiving signifi cant payments when former Photos provided by Roy Hay Carlton players transfer between clubs in Europe

Monday 28 April 2008il 12 WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE Goal! Weekly Round 6 TOP TEAMS DROP 100% RECORD Inter draws, Sandy and Lions lose It’s been an interesting week of results in the WPL, with all three sides that had a WPL ROUND SIX RESULTS 100% winning record prior to Round 6 dropping points, and every team within Heidelberg Utd 2 (M Camilleri 2) Preston Lions 0, Bendigo Vipers 0 Box Hill Inter 0, Eastern the competition now having registered Lions 0 Ashburton 6 (S Erenli 2 E Natoli C a point. There’s no change at the top of Pfeiffer 2 K Eaton), GSL 2 (KM Shearing 2) the ladder, despite all the top three sides Sandringham 1 (E Gleadell), Keilor Park 5 failing to win, but plenty of movement (K Tavolaro K Little L Farrugia T Hussein 2) within the body of the ladder, as teams Eltham North 2 (D Niceski S Simpson), South continue to battle for ascendancy. Melbourne 0 Casey Comets 0,

A pair from Melanie Camilleri for Heidelberg United ended Preston Lions’ fl ying start to WPL STANDINGS the season, and infl icted its fi rst defeat for the season. United bounced back quickly P W D L F A PT from its surprising 4-3 defeat at Eltham Box Hill Inter 6 5 1 0 16 3 16 Sandringham 6 5 0 1 13 2 15 last Sunday, to chalk up its fourth victory Preston Lions 6 5 0 1 8 4 15 of the season, and hold on to fi fth position Ashburton 5 4 1 0 15 2 13 on the ladder. The game was delicately Heidelberg Utd 6 4 0 2 17 11 12 poised at half time, with the sides locked at Eltham North 5 2 0 3 13 11 6 Bendigo Vipers 6 1 3 2 4 7 6 nil all, but Camilleri was the difference in GSL 6 2 0 4 11 16 6 the second period, as she secured the points South Melbourne 6 1 1 4 9 13 4 for the home side. Despite the loss, Preston Casey Comets 6 1 1 4 6 14 4 Keilor Park 6 1 0 5 8 19 3 remain third on the ladder, two points clear Eastern Lions 6 0 1 5 1 19 1 of Ashburton.

Box Hill Inter’s winning run came to an WPL ROUND 7 FIXTURES end at Beischer Oval on Saturday, when it was held to a goalless draw by a resurgent Box Hill Inter v Eastern Lions Wembley Park Bendigo Vipers side. The regional team had Fri 2 May KO 8:30PM recorded its fi rst win of the season midweek, defeating GSL 3-2 at DISC, and, with its Sandringham v Preston Lions draw against Ashburton last weekend, it Kingston Heath Soccer Complex looks to be turning the corner after a poor Sat 3 May KO 3:00PM start to the campaign. Inter’s cause was not aided by the red carding of Jessica Humble, Casey Comets v Bendigo Vipers which left the visitor with only ten players, Comets Stadium but it was able to maintain parity and hold Sun 4 May KO 1:00PM Bendigo out. Inter remains atop the WPL ladder, a point clear of Sandringham and Keilor Park v Heidelberg Utd Preston, while Bendigo has made a rapid Keilor Park Reserve ascension to seventh. Sun 4 May KO 1:00PM

A second-half onslaught from Ashburton Ashburton v GSL blew away Eastern Lions at Gardiners Creek Ashburton Park on Saturday, as the visiting side returned to Sun 4 May KO 3:00PM winning ways. Just one goal to the good at half time, Ashburton scored a further fi ve Eltham North v South Melbourne goals without reply after the interval, to Anderson Park claim its fourth victory of the campaign. Aimee Benton (South Melbourne) stepping over the ball in an effort Sun 4 May KO 8:00PM Seyma Erenli and Christina Pfeiffer both scored doubles, with Emma Natoli and to lose her marker, Vanessa Hellar (Casey Comets) WPL RESERVES RESULTS Kelly Eaton also on the scoresheet. It defeating the unpredictable Eltham North the match fi nished goalless, despite the best was Eastern Lions’ fi fth straight defeat, 5-2 at Keilor Park Reserve on Sunday. Three efforts of both teams’ strikers. The sides are Heidelberg Utd 0 Preston Lions 0, Bendigo and it drops to the foot of the ladder, while fi rst half goals without reply set Keilor level on four points each, with South ahead Vipers 2 Box Hill Inter 3, Eastern Lions 0 Ashburton is in the considerably rosier well on its way to victory. The second half of Casey in ninth on goal difference. Ashburton 18, GSL 0 Sandringham 5, Keilor position of fourth. proved to be much tighter, with both sides Park 4 Eltham North 0, South Melbourne 4 fi nding the net twice, but it was the home More midweek action in the WPL this Casey Comets 2 GSL produced a major upset at Latrobe City side that emerged with the points. Tijen coming week, as Eltham North takes Sports Club on Saturday, as it defeated the Hussein bagged a brace for Keilor, with on Ashburton at Anderson Park in its WPL RESERVES STANDINGS previously unbeaten Sandringham 2-1. The singles from Kerri Little, Katia Tavalaro rescheduled Round 2 encounter. Then result was all the more impressive, given and Lauren Farrugia, while Deanna Niceski Round 7 takes off on Friday night with the P W D L F A PT that Sandringham had not even conceded and Stephanie Simpson were on target for top versus bottom clash between Box Hill Box Hill Inter 6 6 0 0 21 5 18 a goal prior to this match, let alone lost Eltham. Keilor lifts itself off the foot of Inter and Eastern Lions at Wembley Park. Ashburton 5 5 0 0 37 2 15 a game. The sides were all square at one Heidelberg Utd 6 4 1 1 16 5 13 the ladder with its fi rst win of the season, Saturday’s action is at Kingston Heath Sandringham 6 4 0 2 30 6 12 apiece at half time, with goals from Kirstie and ends the round in eleventh place, while Soccer Complex, when Sandringham takes Keilor Park 6 4 0 2 15 8 12 Shearing for GSL, and the prolifi c Eliza Eltham is in sixth. on Preston Lions in a meeting between Preston Lions 6 3 2 1 16 8 11 Gleadell for Sandringham, with her fourth second and third. On Sunday, Casey Comets Bendigo Vipers 6 3 0 3 16 12 9 goal in three games. However, Shearing GSL 6 1 2 3 9 15 5 The fi nal game of the round was at Bob hosts Bendigo Vipers at Comets Stadium, Casey Comets 6 1 0 5 11 20 3 popped up to score her second after the Jane Stadium on Sunday, where South while Keilor Park Reserve sees Keilor South Melbourne 6 1 0 5 7 33 3 interval and secure the three points for the Melbourne and Casey Comets battled out a Park take on old rival Heidelberg United. Eastern Lions 6 0 1 5 4 46 1 Eltham North 5 0 0 5 0 22 0 home side. The victory, GSL’s second of goalless draw to share the points. With both Ashburton plays GSL at Ashburton Park, the season, lifts it to eighth on the ladder, sides having only won one game prior to while Eltham North and South Melbourne while Sandringham remains second despite the match, it was a match that each team face off at Anderson Park in a Sunday the defeat. will have viewed as eminently winnable, evening match. but ultimately neither side could fi nd a Having entered the round as the only WPL way through. Strong goalkeeping from By Niki Cook team yet to pick up a point, Keilor Park both Emma Bracken in the Casey net, and rectifi ed that statistic in no uncertain terms, South custodian Sarah McKeon meant that Photo by John Punshon

Issue # 11 16 STATE LEAGUE ONE Goal! Weekly Goal! Weekly ISLAND CHILL FOOTBALL FOCUS 13 ROUND FOUR ROUND 19 RODRIGO VARGAS SUNSHINING FOR GEORGIES! MELBOURNE VICTORY FC Saints, Westgate grind it out in local derby FULL NAME: Rodrigo Vargas BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne The Sunshine Georgies have extended time with an equaliser BIRTH DATE: 28th October 1978 their winning streak in State League Di- to Frank Tramontana. SL1 ROUND FOUR RESULTS HEIGHT: 181cm WEIGHT: 82kg vision One to four matches with a 3-0 de- The home side did not Sunshine Georgies 3 (V Trpcevski 2 PA MARRIED: No feat of Langwarrin at Chaplin Reserve on give up at this though, Wilson) Langwarrin 0, Bentleigh Greens 1 (R CAR: Holden Vectra Saturday afternoon. toiling hard for Tomic) Keilor Park 1 (M Nikolic), FC Clifton OCCUPATION OUTSIDE OF FOOT- A shaky fi rst half for both sides George Karkaletsis to Hill 2 (Z Romanovski G Karkaletsis) Bulleen BALL: Just football, football, football! produced few genuine opportunities, leav- score the winner and Royals 1 (F Tramontana), Kingston City 0 NICKNAME: Rigo or Chief ing the two teams to head into the break provide Clifton Hill Dandenong Thunder 0, St Albans Saints 1 (J PREVIOUS CLUBS: Loncaric) Westgate 1 (R Trajanovski), Green Gully, Melbourne Knights with no goals. After the break however, with their second win REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS: Sunshine took charge, playing in the manner of the season. Victorian State Team which fans have come to expect after their At the CHILDHOOD FOOTBALL HERO: outstanding start to the season, scoring three Grange Reserve on Maradona goals through Vasko Trpcevski (twice), and Saturday evening, SL1 STANDINGS FAVOURITE O/S PLAYER: Paul Wilson. The win maintains the Geor- Kingston City and the P W D L F A PT Roberto Carlos and Kaka FAVOURITE A-LEAGUE PLAYER: gies’ fi ve point buffer at the top of the lad- Dandenong Thunder Sunshine Georgies 4 4 0 0 7 0 12 Southern Stars 3 2 1 0 8 2 7 Sash Ognenovski der, pending the result of the Sunday eve- played out a lacklus- St Albans Saints 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 FAVOURITE FORMER SOCCEROO: ning fi xture (the result not available at time tre scoreless draw. Bentleigh Greens 4 1 3 0 7 5 6 Mehmet Durakovic of writing). The two sides ap- FC Clifton Hill 4 2 0 2 6 9 6 FAVOURITE CURRENT SOCCEROO: Meanwhile, Keilor Park scored peared unwilling to Dandenong Thunder 4 1 2 1 6 5 5 Vince Grella Westgate 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 their fi rst points for the season in their 1-1 take initiative, and MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A Bulleen Royals 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 PLAYER: 2007 A-league Grand Final draw with the Bentleigh Greens at Kingston consequently seemed Kingston City 4 1 1 2 5 8 4 when we beat Adelaide 6-0. Heath Soccer Complex on Saturday. Both to have been quite sat- Langwarrin 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A Keilor and the Greens were on the board isfi ed with the solitary Springvale White Eagles 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 Keilor Park 4 0 1 3 1 6 1 FAN: Australia v Japan, World Cup, in the fi rst half, with a goal to Bentleigh’s point which leaves Germany 2006 Rados Tomic, after which Keilor’s Mathew both teams remaining MOST MEMORABLE GOAL YOU’VE Nikolic scored his side’s fi rst goal of the mid-table. NEXT ROUND SCORED: They’re all special. FUNNIEST MOMENT IN FOOTBALL: season. Keilor Park was then made to de- St Albans Keilor Park v FC Clifton Hill Playing alongside Dean Fak and Zoran fend valiantly after the break to prevent the and Westgate also had Keilor Park Reserve Markovski Greens from scoring again, determined not to settle for a single Sat 3 May KO 3:00PM BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Not play- to waste the chance to take a point from the point after their 1-1 ing A-league with my brother, Andy match. draw at Churchill Re- WORST INJURY: Medial ligament tear Langwarrin v Bentleigh Greens MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT: Also determined not to waste their serve on Sunday af- Tony Toutzaris (Clifton Hill) kicks the ball over his head as Bulleen Lawton Park Reserve Archie Thompson opportunity was FC Clifton Hill who vault- ternoon, although both Royals player challenges. Sat 3 May KO 3:00PM FAVOURITE AWAY GROUND: ed into equal fourth place after defeating the sides came close to Suncorp Stadium, Qld half. However, this goal never arrived, leav- Bulleen Royals 2-1 in Saturday afternoon’s breaking the deadlock Southern Stars v St Albans Saints SUPERSTITIONS: None ing the sides with a deserved draw, which fi nal fi xture at Kevin Bartlett Reserve. Clif- in the second half. After fi rst half goals to Ross Reserve TYPICAL MATCH DAY MEAL: sees the Saints maintain third position, and Pasta with chicken ton Hill took the lead early in the fi rst half the Saints’ Josip Loncaric and Westgate’s Sat 3 May KO 3:00PM with a goal to Zoran Romanovski, however Robert Trajanovski, the two teams were Westgate in seventh position on goal differ- WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS: Reading the game the Royals cancelled out the goal after half looking to score the winner in the second ence. Westgate v Sunshine Georgies WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES: I Ardeer Reserve can tell you, but then I’d have to kill you! Sat 3 May KO 7:00PM FAVOURITE TEAM WHEN GROWING UP: Everton FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTS: AFL Springvale WE v Kingston City FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTSPER- Serbian Sports Centre SON: Michael Jordan Sun 4 May KO 6:15PM FAVOURITE FOODS: Chicken FAVOURITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Bulleen Royals v Dandenong Thunder Al Pacino Veneto Social Club HOBBIES: Spending time with my nephew Mon 5 May KO 8:15PM FAVOURITE HOLIDAY RESORT: Hawaii FAVOURITE NIGHTSPOT: My bed IDEAL DATE: Kate Beckinsdale RESERVES RESULTS FAVOURITE TV SHOWS: The Simpsons FAVOURITE MUSIC: Praise and worship Sunshine Georgies 1 Langwarrin 1, Bentleigh FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart Greens 0 Keilor Park 3, FC Clifton Hill 1 Bulleen LAST SOCCER SHIRT YOU BOUGHT: Royals 0, Kingston City 0 Dandenong Thunder 1, St Albans Saints 1 Westgate 1, Melbourne Victory FUNNIEST RUMOUR YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT YOURSELF: Nothing major really RESERVES STANDINGS BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: My parents and brother P W D L F A PT BIGGEST DRAG IN SOCCER: Keilor Park 4 3 1 0 10 5 10 Core training Bentleigh Greens 4 3 0 1 13 7 9 FOOTBALL AMBITION: FC Clifton Hill 4 3 0 1 6 9 9 To stay fi t and healthy Langwarrin 4 2 2 0 7 2 8 Southern Stars 3 2 1 0 7 3 7 WHICH PERSON IN THE WORLD Westgate 4 2 1 1 6 3 7 WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET? : Bulleen Royals 4 2 0 2 6 3 6 Jesus Photo by Daniel Flis Dandenong Thunder 4 1 1 2 7 9 4 YOUR TIP FOR THIS YEAR’S Sunshine Georgies 4 0 3 1 6 8 3 A-LEAGUE: Victory of course! St Albans Saints 4 0 1 3 2 8 1 Springvale White Eagles 3 0 0 3 2 8 0 Kingston City 4 0 0 4 4 11 0

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By Jeremy O’Neill State League One Action: Luke Grounds (Clifton Hill) nips in ahead of Matthew Leckie (Bulleen Royals). Photo by John Punshon

Issue # 11 Monday 28 April 2008 Monday 28 April 2008 FOXTEL CUP FOXTEL CUP Round 10 Round 10

AUSTRALIAN GREEN GULLY INSTITUTE OF CAVALIERS SPORT KNIGHTS STRIKE CAVALIERS SHINE 1 - 2 GOLD IN BALLARAT 4 - 0 IN DOWNPOUR MELBOURNE PRESTON KNIGHTS Last gasp winner secures three points LIONS Gully punishes 10 men Lions

lex Kiratzoglou’s strike a min- from Canberra were not going to be pushed he Green Gully Cavaliers have Red cards: None ute before time has secured Mel- around by the more physical Knights outfi t. given the 2007 Foxtel Cup Cham- Abourne Knights an important Pelikan had the fi rst shot at goal within the pions, The Preston Lions a four nil Preston Lions: three points in a tricky fi xture against the fi rst minute, but was unable to hit the target. T hiding at Green Gully Reserve. With L.Acevski, V.Pititto, L.Anastasiou, A.I.S at Austar Arena in Ballarat. Kofi Danning and Jason Naidovski Andy Vargas running riot early on, J.Sapazovski, F.Catalano, N.Schwal, A healthy crowd consisting of Bal- have been in blistering form for the A.I.S, the Preston Lions were on the back foot for S.Masalkovski, B.Micovski, M.Miskas, larat locals and travelling Knights fans wel- both caused defensive headaches for the vis- most of the fi rst half. Preston goalkeeper, B.Georgioski, R.Chillico. comed the teams onto a wet and slippery itors with their speed and fi rst touch. Lupce Acevski was called upon by the Pres- Austar Arena, the home of VFL Side North A.I.S deservedly hit the lead in the ton faithful many times before eventually an Scorers: None Ballarat. The Knights made no changes to 11th minute, when a free kick was squared at Andy Vargas corner kick, nodded on at the Yellow cards: Anastasiou 55’, Schwal 54’, the team that drew with Oakleigh last week, the back post allowing the unmarked Daniel near post by Joel Nikolic, was powerfully Georgioski 89’. whereas A.I.S were missing young gun Ja- Mullen to poke the ball home. All their good headed into the Preston goal by Gully’s cap- Red cards: Anastasiou 65’. son Hoffman. early work however was undone when Sam tain Dean Fak. The wet conditions made it dif- Munro showed his studs in a tackle, and was Shortly after Joel Nikolic thought Man of the Match : fi cult for either team to pass effectively, it shown his marching orders in the 25th min- he had scored with a header of his own, but Kristijan Ivesic was clear from the onset the young boys ute. agonisingly saw his effort crash off the far (Green Gully) post. With a strong wind blowing toward the The Foxtel Cup comes to Ballarat as the AIS and Melbourne Knights prepare for battle. Preston goal, the home team went into the Crowd: 1000 halftime break happy with the one goal lead, Venue: Green Gully Reserve Although the Knights were a man slammed the ball home, sending the Knights but were hoping their other missed chances up, they found it diffi cult to break down the fans into ecstasy as players joined the sup- would not come back to haunt them in the disciplined home defence. Zoran Petrevski porters in celebrations. second half. created himself a chance when he beat the The win keeps the Knights in the Whilst the travelling team did im- keeper to the ball, but was unable to keep the top 2, and sets up an interesting fi xture next prove slightly at the beginning of the second ball in play. week as they travel to Preston. The A.I.S is half, on the hour mark, Preston coach Goran Towards the end of the fi rst half, back in Canberra to tackle relegation threat- Lozanovski would have been fuming as his the Knights pressed the home side and be- ened Fawkner. defense all but threw the game away. gan to create some clear cut chances, Franjic Referee Hakan Anaz ruled a Pres- crossed in some dangerous balls while Pe- MATCH STATS: ton handball inside the area, which Gully’s likan and Elvin drew saves from Birghitti. SHOTS: AIS 5, MK 14 Steven Burton converted on the second at- By Markian Jaworsky Fondyke forced a save of Ozdemir after an ON TARGET: AIS 3, MK 7 tempt, after Acevski saved the fi rst, Les An- Preston’s Les Anastasiou sees red for an act of dissent after kicking the ball away. A.I.S counter attack. CORNERS: AIS 0, MK 12 astasiou, already on a yellow card, kicked Photos by Daniel Flis The Knights burst out of the blocks the ball well out of the ground and possibly in the second half, and found themselves an A.I.S Line Up: Birghitti (gk), Mullen, De- into the next suburb, earning himself a sec- equalizer in the 48th minute courtesy of a vere, Tibbetts (Miloanovic 83’), Pavlak ond yellow card and putting his team down Franjic top corner bullet from just inside the (Anderson 62’), Cvetanovski, Theodore, to ten players for the remaining 30 minutes area. Fondyke, Naidovski, Danning, Munro. of football. The visitors could have taken the As the heavens opened and the rain lead just three minutes later as a Matkovic Goals: Mullen (11’) poured, the fl oodgates opened at Green Gul- cross was just cleared by a diving defender. Yellow Cards: Naidovski (45’), Fondyke ly Reserve. Koce Delev made it three within Both sides make tactical substitutions in or- (65’) Cvetanovski (87’) a minute, and Campbell Banks tapped in a der to secure the three points, but it was Pe- Red Cards: Munro (25’) fourth on the eighty minute mark. The Cav- trevski who was guilty of missing the best aliers went one point clear of the Melbourne chance of the game, after picking up on a Melbourne Knights Line Up: Ozdemir (gk), Knights at the top of the Foxtel Cup, whilst loose back pass and with plenty of time, he Iosifi dis (Thompson 90’), Franjic (Zahra Green Gully’s Under 21’s also remained on unable to round the keeper. 76’), Elvin, Grbesa, Watson, Kiratzoglou, top, by three points, with a 1-0 win over As the Knights continued to press, Matkovic, Pelikan, Barisic (Spiteri 64’), Preston. the A.I.S looked dangerous on the break. Petrevski. Naidovski and Danning teamed up and Green Gully: caused some worries in the Knights defence, Goals: Franjic (48’), Kiratzoglou (89’) Steven Tilovski, Kristijan Ivesic, Steven but lacked the support from the midfi eld. Yellow Cards: Petrevski (15’) Franjic (29’) Burton, Dean Fak, Kole Delev, Fleming With time ticking away, Pelikan Jeffrey, Koce Delev, , Ryan was played onside on the right, his shot from Man of the Match: Ollerton, Andy Vargas, Joel Nikolic. a tough angle forced a corner which by this Alex Kiratzoglou (MK) stage had hit double fi gures. Grbesa’s header Scorers: Fak 30’, Burton 60’, Koce Delev from the corner fl ew inches over the bar. Crowd: 800approx @ Austar Arena 61’, Banks 80’. Green Gully’s Koce Delev makes it 2-0 against the reigning champs at Green Gully Reserve on Saturday. The Knights did get their goal in the Yellow cards: Muscat 89’. last minute of normal time, in a crowded box The 4-0 win consolidates the Cavaliers’ position at the top of the Foxtel Cup standings. several shots bombarded the home goal with By Andrew Fisher cancels out the AIS opener with a bullet equalizer just after half-time. Spiteri and Watson having efforts cleared Photos by Steve Starek off the line before Kiratzoglou pounced and

Issue # 11 Monday 28 April 2007 Goal! Weekly ISLAND CHILL FOOTBALL FOCUS 13 ROUND 19 RODRIGO VARGAS MELBOURNE VICTORY FC FULL NAME: Rodrigo Vargas BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne BIRTH DATE: 28th October 1978 HEIGHT: 181cm WEIGHT: 82kg MARRIED: No CAR: Holden Vectra OCCUPATION OUTSIDE OF FOOT- BALL: Just football, football, football! NICKNAME: Rigo or Chief PREVIOUS CLUBS: Green Gully, Melbourne Knights REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS: Victorian State Team CHILDHOOD FOOTBALL HERO: Maradona FAVOURITE O/S PLAYER: Roberto Carlos and Kaka FAVOURITE A-LEAGUE PLAYER: Sash Ognenovski FAVOURITE FORMER SOCCEROO: Mehmet Durakovic FAVOURITE CURRENT SOCCEROO: Vince Grella MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A PLAYER: 2007 A-league Grand Final when we beat Adelaide 6-0. MOST MEMORABLE MATCH AS A FAN: Australia v Japan, World Cup, Germany 2006 MOST MEMORABLE GOAL YOU’VE SCORED: They’re all special. FUNNIEST MOMENT IN FOOTBALL: Playing alongside Dean Fak and Zoran Markovski BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Not play- ing A-league with my brother, Andy WORST INJURY: Medial ligament tear MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT: Archie Thompson FAVOURITE AWAY GROUND: Suncorp Stadium, Qld SUPERSTITIONS: None TYPICAL MATCH DAY MEAL: Pasta with chicken WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS: Reading the game WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES: I can tell you, but then I’d have to kill you! FAVOURITE TEAM WHEN GROWING UP: Everton FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTS: AFL FAVOURITE OTHER SPORTSPER- SON: Michael Jordan FAVOURITE FOODS: Chicken FAVOURITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Al Pacino HOBBIES: Spending time with my nephew FAVOURITE HOLIDAY RESORT: Hawaii FAVOURITE NIGHTSPOT: My bed IDEAL DATE: Kate Beckinsdale FAVOURITE TV SHOWS: The Simpsons FAVOURITE MUSIC: Praise and worship FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart LAST SOCCER SHIRT YOU BOUGHT: Melbourne Victory FUNNIEST RUMOUR YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT YOURSELF: Nothing major really BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: My parents and brother BIGGEST DRAG IN SOCCER: Core training FOOTBALL AMBITION: To stay fi t and healthy WHICH PERSON IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO MEET? : Jesus Photo by Daniel Flis YOUR TIP FOR THIS YEAR’S A-LEAGUE: Victory of course!

Monday 28 April 2008 FOXTEL CUP FOXTEL CUP Round 11 Round 11

PRESTON OAKLEIGH LIONS WHITE CANNONS CAGALJ MAGIC 1 - 1 KNIGHT! 2 - 1 FOILS ALTONA MELBOURNE ALTONA KNIGHTS Honours shared in a derby classic MAGIC Cannons’ keep in touch with pacesetters Alex Kiratzouglou became the Melbourne the ball, Acevski could only watch as the ball opportunity to extend their lead, the Lions were in a similar position and this time Pelikan sent Knight’s white knight scoring deep into stop- began to drift into the back of his own net, but grateful the game was not all square again when the ball into the six yard box fi nding Petrevski, Oakleigh Cannons overcame an early set whipped in a cross from the left fl ank. at goal early in the second half, with Lagana fence into his customary midfi eld position. page time to rescue a point for the Melbourne was a relieved man when Chillico managed to a corner ball found unmarked Andrew Barisic whose shot on the turn sailed inches wide of the back to overrun a tiring Altona Magic The Magic looked the sharper of the two fi nishing off a neat sequence of passing with Mladenovic produced a couple of strikes in Knights against the Preston Lions in a show- clear the danger off the goal line. on the back post. Unfortunately for Barisic, his back post. 2-1 at Jack Edwards Reserve on Friday sides in the opening twenty minutes particu- a shot straight at keeper Bojo Jevdevic. In the last 10 minutes, but it was the Cannons down that will go down in Victorian football One of Preston’s fi rst ventures forward header sailed across the face of goal. The Knights were seconds away walk- night. larly in midfi eld, as they pressed forward in the 55th minute, Lagana’s left foot strike who came closest to scoring another when folklore as one of the all time classics between for the afternoon ended up reaping the full re- The Knight’s frustrations continued in ing from B.T Connor Reserve experiencing de- But the Cannons still needed a wonderful search of a second goal to cushion their early beat Jevdevic at his near post with the help Juan Nilo shot narrowly wide of the post. the rival clubs. ward. In the tenth minute, Johnny Sapazovski the second half when captain Craig Elvin was feat for the fi rst time this season until The last minute winner ensured the combined with Chillico on the left corner of the twice denied opportunities to score, the fi rst a broke free deep on the left hand fl ank for the second half penalty save by keeper Adrian lead. of a defl ection from Magic midfi elder Todd Cannons coach Stuart Munro praised his Knights preserved their undefeated start to the Knight’s box. Sapazovski cut the ball on the in- towering header from a corner which was saved Knights. Spiteri’s cross picked out Alex Kirat- Cagalj to get them over the line fi rst in a But a turnover of possession in the midfi eld McSorley. team after the match. “ They showed a lot season and robbed Preston of two points just side to fi nish from eighteen yards out with a chip by Acevski and the second a header which ap- zouglou who fi nished from six yards, sending match pitting two evenly matched top six led to a 32nd minute equalizer for the Can- The Magic missed a great chance to strike of character after going behind early on. The when the Lions thought that they had done that had enough height to defy Ozdemir and gift peared to be goal bound, only for Chillico to the travelling supporters into raptures with a sides, locked together on 18 premiership nons when ex-Oakleigh defender Steve Lau- back immediately when they won a penalty problem we’ve kind of faced over the last enough to earn an unlikely victory. the Lions the lead against the run of play. clear off line. The Lions somehow managed to point salvaged for the Knights. points. rie handled the ball. Referee Senko Rastocic for a Ramsay Nasser handball in the box. two of three weeks, we’ve had a game, we’ve Using an old cliché, the Knights threw On the half hour mark, Anthony Pe- retain their clean sheet in the seventieth minute After trailing for the bulk of the after- The Magic, playing their second match in had no hesitation pointing to the spot despite When ace marksman Curcija stepped for- had a week off, so we’ve kind of broken our everything but the kitchen sink at the Lions, likan thought he had done enough to level the when Ivan Franjic whipped in a cross that found noon, the Knights had the opportunity to snatch fi ve days, were hoping to extract a measure the Magic players’ strong protests that the ward to place the ball on the spot, most spec- rhythm that we had going at the beginning with a combination of some desperate defending contest for the Knights, with a superb solo run Petrevski centrally ten yards out. Petrevski ne- victory from the jaws of defeat when Spiteri of revenge for their season ending loss to foul occurred outside the area. Cannons’ tators would have expected an equalizer but of the season. To scrap through and get the from an undermanned Lions defence and hint of deep in midfi eld, bursting his way through the gotiated his way around Acevski and looked to latched onto a half volley on the fringe of the the Cannons in last year’s fi nals. The hosts striker Tex Apostolikas made no mistake Cannons keeper Cagalj dived low to his left result tonight was very important for us and luck continuing to frustrate the visitors for the Lions central defence and fi nally Acevski to fi n- have found the equaliser but had his low strike box, only to be denied by the woodwork yet in contrast were refreshed after a bye the with the spot kick. to palm the placed shot around the post much will hold us in good stead going forward.” afternoon. The Knights should have snatched ish in front of an open goal. The goal however blocked by youngster Stephen Masalkovski who again! Lions coach Goran Lozanovski decided previous weekend. But it was Altona that The goal seemed to take some of the wind to the delight of his teamates. Magic coach Tortevski commented after the the lead in the second minute when Zoran Pet- was quickly cancelled out by referee Perry Muir, continued to add to the Knight’s frustrations. to put the boots on for the fi rst time as a Lion and jumped out of the starting blocks, launching out of the Magic’s sail and the Cannon’s The Cannons by now had a full head of steam match, “ I always say if you don’t score in revski’s cross found Andrew Barisic on the edge deeming the midfi elder fouled Acevski in his fi - With time ticking down for the appeared briefl y on the pitch before referee Muir of the six yard box, only for Barisic to be de- nal passage of play. Knights, won a free kick drew the match to a close. a successful 2nd minute strike through a Mi- midfi eld began to assert itself. prompting Magic coach Vlado Tortevski to derby games like we had tonight, you get nied by the post. Minutes later, it was Ricky The woodwork came to the Knight’s twenty fi ve yards out and the resulting strike Lions coach Goran Lozanovski was chael Curcija header after Henry Fa’Arodo Bill Damianos and Frank Lagana had shots move Doug Mladenovic out of central de- punished. That’s what happened here to- Chillico to the Lion’s rescue, as goalkeeper rescue minutes later when Bale Micovski’s looked destined for the top corner of the net, but unavailable for comment, but his counterpart night. After we went one nil up, Curcija had a Lupce Acevski spoilt a hotly struck cross from strike on the half volley from twelve yards was Acevski managed to save the shot at full stretch. Chris Taylor walked away with mixed emotions, very good opportunity to make it two. Cagalj Petrevski. Down on the ground after spoiling cancelled by the crossbar. Rather than having an Minutes later, Watson won another free kick stating “we have a habit of scoring late and con- made a very good save. That was crucial. If juring results over the last couple of weeks. I’m we had’ve scored the penalty maybe the goal relieved to get a point, but frustrated that we had would’ve driven us all the way to the end. that many chances and failed to capitalise”. But I think tonight was Oakleigh’s night and The Knight’s unblemished record for congratulations to them.” the year will be tested again next week when it hosts neighbours Green Gully, whilst the Lions Lineups don’t have far to travel either – a short trek to C.B Smith Reserve against the Fawkner Blues. Cannons: A. Cagalj, F. Rosman, F.Lagana, S.Webster, S.Drakos, B. Damianos, Preston Lions: L. Acevski, M. Ladnjak (C. J.Munoz, A. Drakos, J. Nilo ( M. Lijic 72’), Toleski 44’) V. Pititto, R. Chillico (Y. Saiid 70’), T. Apostolikas ( S. Kelly 75’), R. Nasser ( T. M. Gasparis, J. Sapazovski (G. Lozanovski 90 waterson 62’) +2’), M. Miskas, B. Micovski, I. Kolevski, N. Schwal, S. Masalkovski. Scorers: T. Apostolikas ( pen 32’), F. Lagana ( 55’) Scorers: J. Sapazovski (10’) Altona Magic: B. Jevdevic, C.Anthopoulos, Yellow cards: Nil S. Laurie, D. Mladenovic, H. Fa’Arodo, C. Red cards: Nil Recchia, M. Curcija, P. Siveski ( C. Sweeney Melbourne Knights: S. Ozdemir, S. Iosifi dis 81’), A. Sheifovski, T. McSorley, P. Cergov- (C. Timmons 60’), M. Grbesa, D. Matkovic, C. ski ( S. Kozimovski 70’) Watson, A. Pelikan, A. Barisic (J. Spiteri 60’), C. Elvin (c), Z. Petrevski, I. Franjic, A. Kirat- Scorer: M. Curcija (2’) zoglou. Man of the Match: A. Cagalj Scorers: A. Kiratzoglou (90’ +3)

Yellow Cards: Nil By George Stogiannou Red Cards: Nil Photos by Peter Kakalias Man of the Match: Victor Pititto (Preston Lions)

Crowd: 1500 Super Shot Stopper: Adrian Cagalj earns the accolades from his team-mates after pulling off a tremendous penalty save from Altona’s By Andrew Fisher Michael Curcija. The win enabled Oakleigh to keep the pace with the front runners in the Foxtel Cup. For the second week in a row Alex Kiratzoglou scores at the death to earn the Knights a dramatic result in the Foxtel Cup. Photos by Steve Starek

Issue # 12 Monday 5 May 2007 18 MATCH REPORTS Goal! Weekly [email protected] FIVE GOAL KNOX ROCKS TO THE TOP Chelsea 0 scoreboard. A long throw on the left was second, being first to a right wing corner to Knox City 5 flicked on and Hingert was able to head over convert with ease. Knox City: K. McEvoy, A. Edgar, C. Kerr, P. Klarica who was standing six metres out McEvoy made his best save in the Veljovic, N. Veljovic, J. Hingert (Half-time 0-2) from his goal line. 65th minute with an excellent full length (L. Piertese – 85th), M. Hoogendyk (P. At the other end, McEvoy made finger tip save as Chelsea strove to get some Nedza – 70th), Z. Buljabasic, A. Saunders, Knox City moved to the top of State a one-handed stop from Tudor, but by this consolation out of the game. It was not to be J. Valadon ( L. Gribic -65th), P. Nedza. Sub League Division Two South East on goal stage their early territorial advantage ahad and in the 82nd minute, Saunders completed not used – M. Jorgensen. difference with a comprehensive 5-0 subsided and Knox took a two goal lead his hat-trick after the best move of the match. victory away at Chelsea on Saturday. in the 27th minute when Valadon played a Martinez broke up an attack and moved into Chelsea: J. Klarica, J. Rahjer, T. Grskovic, Tony Saunders starred for Knox clever ball to the near post and Saunders was the Chelsea half on the left flank. He then S. Topalovic, Z. Tudor, I. Gelemanovic, with a hat-trick as the visitors repelled early on hand to steer the ball past Klarica. transferred the ball from one side of the park L. Palinic, J. Briscoe (T. Muretic – 60th), Chelsea pressure to dominate all over the Any chance Chelsea might have had to the right wing where he found Hingert, T. Bosnak, I. Bajo, J. McMinimee (M. park. Buljabasic had his best game since was erased only 2 minutes into the second who delivered the perfect cross behind the Cleeland – 42nd): Subs not used: D. joining Knox and he and Kerr won and half. Another long throw from Nick Veljovic defence leaving Saunders with an easy goal. Bosnjak, K. Basic. distributed the ball time and again. was adjudged to have been diverted into his Knox City Reserves came out on Kicking with a strong wind, the own goal by Rahjer, although Saunders had top in the clash between the two teams with home side went with three up front and they a claim to have had the last touch. 100% records. A hat-trick to Daniel Veljovic had most of the early possession, playing State League Div 2 SE By now the rain was driving down gave Knox a comfortable 3-0 lead before long balls into their forwards. However, it and conditions were getting difficult for Chelsea made a late, but unavailing charge By Bruce Darnell only took Knox 10 minutes to get on the both sides. On 57 minutes, Saunders got his with two late goals.

reigning champs, under the guidance of John . In the last ten Preston fought hard through CHAMPS STOP Lioupas had their chances too and were kept a string of passes from Sarah Sumner and PRESTON STREAK out by some brilliant goalkeeping from Nabby Diana Piculovski and hit the post against Saliba and solid defence by Roni Guilbert , 10 Women following the Gabbie Angelucci Heidelberg Utd 2 Casey Naumovski and Kate Christoff. send-off . Brilliant for Heidelberg were as Heidelberg , with all the possession always Bel Pannella & Jam Maza and also Preston Lions 0 in the midfield forced to blast shots from young gun Julia Nicolaci and for the away long range to no avail. Things were quite team Saliba in goal , Roni Guilbert Julia Heidelberg Utd WFC had to be at their tense right up until the 70th minute mark Baldwin, Kate Christoff and power forward best on Saturday at The Olympic Village when Super-Sub Melanie Camilleri stepped Peta Lipec worked hard all day . to stop the rampaging Preston Lions girls up and bagged an instinctive strikers goal in Round Six of the WPL. from close range after another Saliba save. Preston, without Striker Sarah Preston Coach Andy Lovett due to a mystery virus had taken it Fry pushed players forward and perhaps right up to the Bergers and it was an “off the overcommitted to carve out an equalizer but WPL line” clearance by Chrissy Baxendale from the undermanned Lions defence got caught a Paula Massouh volley in the 12th minute By Gordon Bennett Berger Belinda Pannella produced three on three and Camilleri made no mistake that kept the home team in the hunt. The another outstanding perfomance.

enough with two good chances to strike goals to Chris Andronicou, from a Louie Cranbournes, Diamond Valleys. We’ve got a SPRINGVALE first but wayward finishing and a Tony Diniotis cross and to Diniotis himself from favourable draw. I think the team is aware FEASTS ON Sango save denied them. Panaghis then a penalty. we’re playing ourselves into form because struck twice within five minutes to put the Souths coach Pierre Petropoulos commented we did start off a bit slow. Today is a signal FLAKEY SHARKS home team in control before Sharks’ striker after the game, “ I think our experience to our boys that we can carry on, but we Oleksiy Khrapko scored an excellent goal made a big difference today. They had haven’t actually hit top form yet. We’re South Springvale 5 to lift his side. The youthful Sharks, kicking their moments. But Mark Panaghis was positive we can get more results leading to Port Melbourne 1 with a strong breeze pressed forward in outstanding. Con Harbis and Louie Diniotis those harder games as well.” search of an equalizer but were caught by were all influential, so experience was a big Today’s result gives South Springvale third South Springvale striker Mark Panaghis’s a swift Springvale counterattack involving factor.” The coach isn’t getting carried away place on the ladder behind Knox City and first half hat trick spearheaded his team midfielder Con Harbis, which led to Panaghis yet with the third consecutive win. “ The Doncaster Rovers. All three have equal to a 5-1 victory over Port Melbourne scoring his third goal on the stroke of half draw has been favourable for us. It’s not until points separated only by goal difference. time. round seven or eight when we meet a team Sharks at a windswept Warner reserve on State League 2SE Saturday. The home team took a stranglehold on the which I’d say is more or less a contender for The visitors started the game promisingly match early in the second half with further the title. Let’s say your Doncasters or your By George Stogiannou

The trend continued with Werribee pressed fickle defence. The second half began with one being their inability to score given the WERRIBEE back into their own half but Brunswick Brunswick appearing to be more patient in numerous chances created and the second PICK UP ALL squandered opportunities. In the 23’ a good their attacks but neither team created any real being the accountability of his backline passage of play ended with Stafrace turning chance until the 57’ when Con Vouloumanos which at times appears to lose concentration POINTS AGAINST and shooting in the 18 yard box but he too was dispossessed in his back third by goal in crucial stages of the game. was fractionally off target .For the home scorer, Matt Collins. The Werribee striker BRUNSWICK team some tactical change was required and proceeded to head goal wards creating a Score: Werribee City 2 in the 27’ of the game they went on the attack one on one with Dimitropoulos but he was Brunswick City 0 Werribee City 2 creating their first real chance of the half. thwarted by the Brunswick keeper who was Goalscorers: Matt Collins 27’ and 84’ Brunswick City 0 Panebianco received the ball on the right and having a brilliant day. Lady luck could only (Werribee City) put in a lovely cross to find Matt Collins who frown on Brunswick as Athanasopoulos’s Brunswick City trekked out to Werribee had little trouble heading the opening goal free kick in the 69’ also hit the cross bar Best: Dimitropoulos, Sanita, Karas, Danos in their first away encounter of the season of the game. This appeared the catalyst for to deny the ‘Wicks’ from scoring. As the eager to make amends of last week’s the ‘Bees’ as Barbieri’s shot a minute later game wore on and the pressure to get one Line up: Dimitropoulos, Danos, Jackson mishap against Altona City. looked like the lead would be doubled only to back for Brunswick increased the gaps of J.Vouloumanos, Dokolas (55’ Gonullu), A lush green open pitch greeted them see Brunswick’s custodian, Dimitropoulos, overcommitment appeared to widen in the Athanasopoulos, Karas (80’ O’Brien) upon their arrival at Galvin Park Reserve pull off one of numerous fine saves for the Brunswick defence. In the 79’ Karanicolas Ismail, Sanita, Stafrace, C.Vouloumanos increasing their appetite for some afternoon. Brunswick again raised the tempo of Werribee took advantage of Collin’s entertaining football. Their enthusiasm was in search of the equaliser and in the last two assist but Dimitropoulos again saved his Reserves: taken on to the pitch as they started the minutes of the half again created two good team from point blank range. The same duo The reserve team could not manage to match on fire. The first minute of the match chances through Ismail and Sanita. In fact were involved in the goal which ‘broke the register their first point of the season and saw the visitors get on the front foot when Sanita’s left foot volley in the 45’ hit the camel’s back’ as Collins sealed the win in remain win less after four games. The 1-2 Santilli was forced to make a great save after crossbar on it’s way out. From all reports the 84’ as he tapped in a cut back from the loss (Rani) highlights Brunswick’s lack of Ismail’s shot appeared to be heading goal Brunswick’s first half was one of the best their touchline. The win sends Werribee to fifth depth. bound. Five minutes later Santilli was beaten supporters have witnessed in over two years place on the table (7pts) with Brunswick State League Div 2 NW but this time the woodwork prevented Con but what was worrying was their inability to just behind in 6th place (6pts).Ciantar surely Vouloumanos’s shot from opening the score. put the ball into the back of the net and their has some issues to address during the week By Elias Simopoulos

Issue # 11 Goal! Weekly REGULARS 19 Gas bagging, News & Views

With Mark Boric

I write this column under the duress of not the last ten or fi fteen minutes of every fi rst half Back to the bashing of the FFV. Will the IF FOOTBALL BUYERS having internet access due to the poor level of when I head to the dressing room the prepare State and Provisional Leagues ever get their CAN’T FIND YOU, customer service of Telstra, an organisation the half-time drinks, pour some into cups and full match details put up on Results Vault? I have about as much respect for as the replensish the lolly and chewing gum stocks. Do member clubs not pay exhorbitant fees for YOU’RE OUT Football Federation Victoria. I have also missed spells of home alleged FFV services? Why isn’t Results Vault This means I am not able to access the top games when getting match balls back from the being used to it’s full potential? Is it due to OF quality FFV websites, including the Foxtel Citilink section of the Monash Freeway. Yet I imcompetance, lack of interest, or both? BUSINESS! Cup site where some match reports are hosted. don’t think I have ever made an error as bad as Timmy Cahill has come home to Sydney for Including one from the Heidelberg-Richmond the one above, or an earlier FFV game report treatment to his injured foot. The best advice So make sure they can’t miss game of last week, which due to the technical this season in which scored after I can give him is do not use the same medics you with an ad in the Goal! diffi culties I have just mentioned I cannot quote an apparent thirty-yard strike from Joe Spiteri as . Or else he may as well retire Weekly Football Directory in full. at his own goal hit the crossbar and fell to him. now rather than making endless comebacks for However, I can recall the reporter The Asian Champions League campaign just two games a season. Classifi eds. mentioned how the Eagles attacking stocks were for Melbourne Victory is dead in the water, To fi nd out how your business hampered in the second half by the dismissal of more a case of euthanasia than Victory in Asia. can reach customers striker Pablo Cardozo. Which would have some Some say lessons have been learnt for future throughout the football merit, had Cardozo not been sent-off in a post- campaigns, but given the form showed in the community, call for information match fracas. Yes, that is after the fi nal whistle. competition, and the poor title defence of 2007- Maybe the FFV should put the timing of red- 2008, those lessons may be forgotten before today! cards on the details pages of Results Vault so they ever get a chance to be used. that those making up reports based on that data The early season crackdown of swearing by can do so with a bit more accuracy. players may already be easing up going on what At this point I would like to point out that I witnessed on Saturday night. You have to feel my match reports for this paper are sometimes sorry for those who got the red cards early on compromised by my other duties with my club, in the piece before the inevitable easing down 9645 1440 Richmond. Those with a keen eye may have turns into the typically inconsistent one in ten Support the businesses The Grim Reaper puts the Victory out of its misery that support football noticed that the action seems to slow down in cases gets pinged. in the ACL.

With George Katsamboukas

Dougie they were as safe as houses. Next Stop Japan, where Ernie’s Sunday. KATSA’S KORNER If you were however carrying a bottle of J Boys bowed out of the “Happy End” Asia I’ve written about this many 3-10 Walker, it may have been a different story… Cup, losing their do or die match against times, why on earth do the FFV not declare State League Division 2 South Osaka last week. Orthodox Easter Weekends as Byes, given What do the Sunshine Georgies, Pascoe East is as tight as Kevin Rudd’s upcoming Adelaide United however is sitting that a very large number of their participants Vale, Monbulk, Berwick Kings and Hume Budget, with only three points separating pretty on top of their group and are a good are Orthodox Christian? United have in common? fi rst from ninth. chance to progress to the next stage. The FFV have made an exception All are unbeaten in their respective This League would also have to Enough travelling, the 8 hour stints for one club whose religion prohibit them Leagues with four games played, and Pascoe have the record for the most penalties and without a W N Filed are killing me, so….. from playing on Saturdays. Surely if they Vale is yet to concede a goal! Red Tickets awarded, with the numbers can change 22 fi xtured matches each year, Great starts to the year, but running way over double fi gures. Over to the House of Darebin we go, (G’Day the same could be done for one week of the remember the old saying sung out at many The Foxtel Cup is becoming very Mark), where Australia Post had to provide year, where Orthodox Easter falls? of the house auctions that take place each interesting in terms of the relegation battle, three extra delivery vans, to cater for the week, “It’s not where we start that matters, remember that four teams will drop this year, large amount of mail being sent to the FFV It makes good sense. but where we fi nish” with the gap between those teams that will last week. The Transfer window for the Foxtel Cup and Around the grounds we go and as be safe and those that won’t, growing. Their Internet Provider also had to State League Division One is opening very mentioned above, the Sunshine Georgies are Over to the UK we go, the home of increase their Band width with an increased shortly and there will be a fl urry of activity off to a fl ying start in State League One with $50 Steaks and where the Aussie Dollar has amount of “You’ve Got Mail” popping up on with clubs wanting to top up their player their latest scalp being that of Langwarrin about as much value as cigarette lighters in the various PC’s there. rosters. whose long drive to Chaplin Reserve ended the Quit Campaign Offi ce. in a very sad end, to the tune of a 3-0 The fi nale to the EPL has certainly Reason? The winners will be the players that have defeat. become more interesting after Chelsea been targeted, they will be hearing the Speaking of Chaplin Reserve, defeated Manchester United 2-1 on the The Junior Leagues kicked off on the famous “Kaching” sound week in week out. Katsa and Co. played the role of personal weekend. weekend and it coincided with Orthodox bodyguard there to Dougie “Oi Oi! Oi!” Sir Alex Ferguson’s face was as red Easter Sunday. Brown in 1984, after the match between as the label on a J Walker Bottle after his As there are a large number of Until next week. George Cross and South Melbourne became team went down, and he certainly made his players who participate at Junior Level a touch heated and a few tempers frayed, feelings known to the “Men In Black” after who are Orthodox Christians, they and their This is Katsa – Just as you’ve known him. escorting him to his car after the match. the match. parents would prefer to be at home with Dougie was not concerned about their families to celebrate Easter as opposed And remember, the only bad tasting J Walker, his personal safety as much as he was with His teeth will also need some attention this to playing soccer, hence the application is the one that you didn’t drink! holding on to his take-qway of a six pack of week with the chewing of the gum working made by a large number of clubs to the FFV VB’s. overtime. to postpone their matches on their Easter ATTENTION INTERSTATE FOOTBALL FANS! SUBSCRIPTIONS TO GOAL! WEEKLY ARE NOW AVAILABLE Call (03) 9645 1440 or email [email protected] for details

Monday 28 April 2008 20 REGULARS Goal! Weekly Gas Bagging, News & Views

With Mike Lilikakis

*9am - U10’s on pitch 1. 10am - U11’s on pitch 1. 11:15am - U12’s and U13’s on pitch 2 and 3. 12:45pm - U14’s and 15’s on pitch 2 and 3 2:20pm - U16’s on pitch 3 4pm - U18’s on pitch 3 5pm - Dur Ressie’s on pitch 1 7pm - Dur Senior’s on pitch 1

Between the 9am-11:15am time brackets, you’re going to have 100-200 people mulling around screaming, eating, drinking, yelling obscenities in fl avorsome wog.

12:45pm-4pm expect that to double. 19. 4pm-7pm expect that to treble, nay Holds the record for Premier League goals quadruple.* scored in a season at 26. (played 20 games) (Patented by Tsigan FC Pty Ltd 2008.) Has scored over 100 goals in Serie A. Suspended for vagrancy and resisting cardiac If and when the Senior’s are striving for the arrest. mark in the Victorian Premier League, and consistently doing well thanks to performance Now at nearly 40, the Ravanelli of Southern and solid management, especially with no Suburbs scores a double over the weekend, to Committee members skimming the cream to lead the tally yet again. The sly fox in white fund their personal family end of season trip sox rox, as he spins, turns, feigns the dummy to Europe, then you’re looking to sextuple and badabing badabooms the fi sh nets. that estimate and rake in some serious sour He can still run a hundred in 11 fl at, while Why are senior games played on all sorts of dough. VIRUS smoking a mild one at the same time. nights instead of the traditional Sunday? Players these days are rewarded far too The hat trick is around the corner and sooner quickly for what they do, or haven’t done. For fi nancial gain? Club would be sponsored by Baker’s Delight. rather than later, no amount of codeine will The obvious case is the latter. In the past stop pistol Pete from making the mother of you had to earn the right to play, based on CHORTLE and GUFFAW! I know. Its pure gold. Wile E.Coyote for President. all comebacks. performance and commitment. How can a Club make money, if people would 6/4 has him on 30 by Round 20 I recall Central Park in fall, how you tore rather go to anything else BUT a “soccer Send your kesh/donation to: your dress, what a mess, I confess. game”? Clubs that succeed fi nancially are THE TSIGAN FC Pty Ltd Gun Metal Grey © Boo Enterprises. Nowadays, its all handed to you on a gold loaded with sponsors, or backed by gambling F4 Canasten Drive A TSIGAN FC Venture. platter, dur cash, dur promise of glory, and revenues. Semantics do not play a role here. WOGVILLE MEWS . dur players are thus getting spoiled. The last role und mit roll of the dice bar Lot, NJ VIC 3174 Hence the virus. is old school. SOUP MC3 That mentality is viral. Play AT your HOME GROUND when the Short story long, the fl ies protested about There is no medication for this blight, JUNIORS are playing there also. last week’s diatribe. Malcolm, and its spreading to the juniors EPITOME Here is a revised version. licket split. What qualities are to be looked at as a player? FFS I heard about this restaurant….had Soon as a team gets relegated, or is on the Experience, professionalism, and a true (Finer Fork Services do not endorse, or reservations, but I went anyway. brink of said sinking, the rats jump the ship, hunger for football. are hereby affi liated with, nor recognize I ordered soup…they brought it to me, and it and salvage what little pride is related to A positive infl uence in, around and out of the the validity of the following statement, had a fl y in it. their skill and attitude. Club. or reference to FFS, by the Tsigan FC Pty I was really depressed. Football is dying in this country, contrary Accreditation. Ltd.) I had ordered moth. to stats, fi gures or coverage. If players these Role Model. I wondered if fl ies got upset because no days model themselves on the “stars” that A minimum of 3 playing grounds not human actually orders soup with a fl y in it. travel around for the bucks and titles which 3 out of 4, or 8 ain’t bad. including the seniors/match pitch is a pre- I wondered if fl ies got upset when they order are on offer, the standard will never improve, requisite. Take Psarros for example. soup, and get a human in it. and domestic football will bite quite a few 2 canteens and a drink/bar stand. silver bullets. The bloke didn’t play “soccer” till he was A roster pours qua. I know I would. Players have to contend with contending If I got a fl y as a pet, I’d name him “Buzz”. to being content as a result of lackluster Problem is he’d get depressed living with management and poor understanding of club me. ethics and pride. In case you would hate I’d come home after a shopping spree and to recall, Tsigan did a shpritz on Dur Five fi nd his head in a can of Mortein. Year Plan a few weeks ago, and told it very mucho la grandee just like it was, is not, and Chicken soup has no chicken in it. therefore, and perhaps possibly, thus should It has stock, but no inventory be. The Tsar; Ilyich Stolichnaya is calling. Spasiba. Say that thice. Ponyiemayem. Dosfi danyia. No need to reiterate the Beetle juice, but SO MANY CLUBS could’ve, should’ve, SPQR would’ve done SO MUCH BETTER if they P.S.S.S stuck to the ethos of true football standards NKVD set by wogs long ago, and dictated forth in TSIGAN football etymology. The Wile E Coyote is spot on.

Issue # 11 Goal! Weekly ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 21 Match Day 4 VICTORY’S ASIAN DREAM OVER Defeat in Japan eliminates ACL hopes elbourne Victory’s Asian simple tap-in by Yamazaki. and that his side had severely missed the Champions League dream Victory’s forward Blagoja likes of injured duo Archie Thompson Mis all but over. Celeski had a chance to level the match and Carlos Hernandez up front. After travelling to Japan to face only minutes later, but his left-footed With only two matches J-League power house long-range effort sailed over the goal. remaining, Victory will be only playing on match day 4 with their ACL hopes Danny Allsopp went even closer to an for pride in their final group fixtures. hanging by a thread, Victory needed equaliser in the 42nd minute, when he It has been a disappointing Group A nothing less than three points. fired past Osaka ‘keeper Naoki Matsuyo, campaign for Merrick’s side, with his P W D L F A +/- Pts But Gamba severed the thin only to see his effort graze the top of the team claiming only one victory in the KURUVCHI FC (UZBEKISTAN) 4 3 0 1 5 1 4 9 thread that had been keeping Victory’s cross-bar. group stage, a 2-0 win in the first round AL ITTIHAD FC () 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6 hopes alive, with a 2-0 win in Osaka’s SEPAHAN (IR IRAN) 4 2 0 2 3 5 -2 6 Victory continued to create against Korea’s Chunnam Dragons. AL ITTIHAD (SYR) 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 3 Expo ’70 Stadium, effectively signalling openings in the second half, with After such a promising start, the end of Melbourne’s debut season in substitute Tomislav Pondeljak and Victory’s campaign has dramatically Group B Asia. defender close to finding slid downhill, with the A-League club P W D L F A +/- Pts A double from Gamba striker SAIPA (IR IRAN) 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 8 an elusive equaliser. suffering three consecutive losses and AL QUWA AL JAWIYA (IRQ) 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 Masato Yamazaki was enough to inflict a But Gamba were a persistent conceding nine goals against their Asian KUWAIT SC (KUWAIT) 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5 painful defeat on Victory, and condemn threat at the other end, and striker opponents, since their opening win. AL WASL SPORTS CLUB (UAE) 4 1 0 3 2 5 -3 3 the A-League side to bottom place of the Yamazaki again poked home to make Victory will look back to the Group G table. Group C the score 2-0 on 57 minutes, after a match against Osaka at the Telstra Dome P W D L F A +/- Pts Victory are currently dangerous free-kick from Japanese in match day three as the turning point of AL KARAMA (SYR) 4 3 1 0 8 2 6 10 languishing seven points behind group international Yasuhito Endo was poorly their group stage drive, when they twice AL WAHDA (UAE) 4 1 2 1 5 7 -2 5 leader Osaka, making it mathematically dealt with by the Victory back-line. surrendered the lead to the Japanese club AL SADD SPORT CLUB () 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 4 impossible for the side to progress to the AL AHLI (SAUDI ARABIA) 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 2 With the score at 2-0, and to eventually lose 4-3 in what was billed quarter-finals. Gamba firmly in control, it was proving as a crucial clash. Group D made one to be and impossible task for Victory, Had they held on at home, P W D L F A +/- Pts change to Victory’s starting line-up for as Gamba continued to press for a third Victory may have faced a completely AL QADSIA (KUWAIT) 4 3 1 0 4 1 3 10 the trip to Japan, replacing defender PAKHTAKOR (UZBEKISTAN) 4 2 1 1 9 4 5 7 goal. different prospect heading into its final AL GHARAFA (QAT) 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 2 Steven Pace with midfielder Kaz At the final whistle came group matches. ARBIL () 4 0 2 2 3 9 -6 2 Patafta, and subsequently employing a the realisation for Victory that their Victory’s next match will be an more attacking 3-5-2 formation. qualification dreams were now truly away fixture against Chunnam Dragons Group E Gamba’s vocal home support P W D L F A +/- Pts over. in Gwangyang Stadium in Korea on ADELAIDE UNITED FC (AUST) 4 3 1 0 8 2 6 10 created a hostile and intimidating Gamba’s passing and May 7th, and the Melbourne club will CHANGCHUN YATAI FC (CHINA) 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 8 atmosphere for the travelling side, and possession play had been far superior be looking to bounce back to finish in a (KOR) 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4 it was the Japanese club who dominated to Melbourne’s throughout the match more respectable position on the Group BINH DUONG FC () 4 0 0 4 4 12 -8 0 the opening proceedings. and the rainy conditions had compiled G table. Group F And the home side were further misery on the Victory. P W D L F A +/- Pts rewarded for their dominance in the 31st Coach Ernie Merrick conceded By Julius Ross FC (JAPAN) 4 3 0 1 16 2 14 9 minute when a well-worked goal, which that they had been second best to a BEIJING GUOAN FC (CHINA PR) 4 3 0 1 8 4 4 9 featured a series of clinical passes by KRUNG THAI BANK (THAILAND) 4 1 1 2 14 16 -2 4 more experienced Osaka side, who were Photos by Daniel Flis NAM DINH FC (VIETNAM) 4 0 1 3 4 20 -16 1 the Japanese side, was rounded off by a fielding several Japanese internationals, Group G P W D L F A +/- Pts GAMBA OSAKA (Japan) 4 3 1 0 11 7 4 10 CHONBURI FC(THAILAND) 4 1 2 1 6 5 1 5 CHUNNAM DRAGONS (KOREA) 4 1 1 2 6 8 -2 4 MELBOURNE VICTORY FC (AUST) 4 1 0 3 6 9 -3 3

NEXT ROUND - Wed 7th May

BINH DUONG FC (VIETNAM) v CHANGCHUN YATAI FC (CHINA PR)

ADELAIDE UNITED FC (AUSTRALIA) v POHANG STEELERS(KOR)

CHUNNAM DRAGONS (KOREA REP.) v MELBOURNE VICTORY FC (AUSTRALIA)

CHONBURI FOOTBALL CLUB (THAILAND) v GAMBA OSAKA (Japan)

Melbourne Victory were unable to match the sheer depth and experience outfits like Japan’s Gambas Osaka offered in the ACL. A sprinkle of quality Brazilian imports also tipped the scales in favour of our Asian counterparts.

Monday 28 April 2008 22 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Goal! Weekly Quarter Final Overview DEFENCE DOMINATES EURO SHOW Riise gifts Chelsea chance, Ronaldo fl uffs penalty dramatic end at Anfi eld and a was not fi nishing their numerous chances, and belted out a spine tingling, six minute subdued display at the Nou Camp and Manchester must be applauded to some rendition of their famous chant You’ll Never Asaw defensive superiority prevail in extent for their defensive composure in Walk Alone, which drowned out both the the fi rst legs of the European Champions keeping a clean sheet. small grouping of Chelsea supporters as well League semi-fi nals last week. After absorbing excessive pressure at as the Champions League anthem, prior to An incredible 94th minute own-goal by the Nou Camp, United will be favourites kick-off. Liverpool substitute John Arne-Riise and a heading into the second leg, but cannot write Buoyed by their boisterous home-support, poorly taken penalty by Manchester United’s off Barcelona; the Catalan club will only Liverpool started the better of the two teams Portuguese winger Christiano Ronaldo need a score-draw to progress, whilst United and created the early chances through a were the major incidents in the two highly will need to win outright to advance. long-range effort from Steven Gerrard and anticipated clashes. Sir Alex Ferguson replied to criticism in the Dirk Kuyt. Only two goals were scored in the encounters, media and has vowed to attack Barcelona The home side was rewarded two minutes tie completely, leaving Chelsea suddenly with the all-English showdown between on home soil, which will make for a very before half-time after a rather scrappy goal favourites with a priceless away goal Liverpool and Chelsea fi nishing in a 1-1 attractive second leg. by Kuyt sent the Anfi eld crowd wild. and Liverpool, despite their dominance, stalemate and the Barcelona – Manchester Like United, Chelsea will carry a slim Liverpool continued as the more dominant underdogs. United clash ending in a disappointing 0-0. advantage heading into their second leg side in the second half and did enough to Liverpool is yet to score under Rafa Benitez The two results leave the ties tightly poised against fi erce Champions League rivals potentially make the scoreline 3-0, but for at Stamford Bridge, but when a passionate for the second legs; however, both United’s Liverpool. Petr Cech’s heroics in the Chelsea goal. Steven Gerrard was quizzed by a reporter Old Trafford and Chelsea’s Stamford There had been much pre-match criticism of Cech made a string of fantastic saves from post-match about the prospect of scoring at Bridge usually prove diffi cult stadiums for this particular semi-fi nal, with many critics the likes of Fernando Torres and Gerrard to the Bridge, he replied, “We haven’t played away teams to secure a positive outcome, posing that the ties between Liverpool and thwart the Reds and keep the sides level. there with Fernando Torres, have we?” consequentially seeing United and the Blues Chelsea are regularly goalless bore-fests. Liverpool dictated most of the play, and The Reds have also scored away at the as slight favourites to progress to the fi nal. In the previous six Champions League created almost double Chelsea’s scoring Emirates Stadium against Arsenal and at the Although England boasts three out of four encounters between the sides there had opportunities, with the Blue’s stars Frank San Siro against Inter Milan in the knock-out representatives in the semi-fi nals, the British only been three goals scored, with the ties Lampard playing well below his potential and stages, which will give them confi dence to sides approached the games with extreme typically being decided by small details in striker Didier Drogba supremely outclassed score in the second leg. caution. passionate and tense encounters, and this by a defi ant Jamie Carragher. The semi-fi nals, although both lacking the Manchester Untied soaked up considerable match was no different. In the closing stages Liverpool looked to high quality displays of footballing ability Barcelona pressure by having up to 10 men Both sides were wary of the importance have placed one foot in the fi nal, but Anfi eld that many fans and pundits were hoping for, behind the ball for most of their clash in the of the tie, and sat back and defended is famous for its dramatic fi nishes in Europe, still managed to highlight the unpredictability Nou Camp. conservatively, resulting in a cagy affair and as the fi nal whistle came ever closer, a of the Champions League, which makes it Some may argue that Manchester United’s with numerous mistakes and turnovers of seemingly harmless 94th minute cross by such an entertaining competition. cautious and defensive display was a smart possession in the midfi eld. Solomon Kalou was defl ected in the Kop net tactic, as they now hold a slim advantage Although the clash at Anfi eld was a rather via defender John Arne-Riise’s head. going into the tie at Old Trafford, but it scrappy and cautious affair, no-one could Liverpool were stunned, Chelsea ecstatic. By Julius Ross effectively ruined a potentially magnifi cent argue that the atmosphere was dour. It had changed the complexion of the two- Champions League Reporter football match. The Liverpool faithful were in full voice, legged The game in Spain would have taken on a completely different appearance, however, if United’s in-form winger Ronaldo had not failed to score from the penalty spot in the third minute. Ronaldo uncharacteristically fi red his spot- kick high and wide, after Swiss referee Massimo Busacca had correctly awarded United a penalty when Barca defender Gabriel Milito had handled inside the area. It was United’s only clear chance of the game, and they struggled to impose themselves on the match, managing an inadequate one shot on target as they sat back and absorbed Barca’s numerous attacks. Barcelona, on the other hand, dominated proceedings, accumulating 20 shots and controlling 73% of the game’s possession. Argentine starlet Lionel Messi was an inspiration for the home side; his close control, penetrating runs and creativity exciting the 98,000 strong crowd. The pressure takes its toll: Manchester United’s Christiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s John Arno-Riise will be looking to redeem The only failure in Barcelona’s performance themselves in the return legs of the ECL Semi -Finals this week.

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Issue # 11 Goal! Weekly Q & A 23 BRIAN HASTINGS WARREN FOUNDATION IN SAFE HANDS Chairman Hastings keeps the dream alive ome people are lifelong followers of Wolves and Brandon Park was always full football but never entertain the thought for our home games. Sof occupying an official position. When Nick Theodorakopolous was Brian Hastings, the newly appointed Johnny coaching we had seven locally produced Warren Foundation chairman, was one of players in the first team which was a big these supporters until the winter of 1986 fillip for the supporters and a great source of when he decided to accept the position encouragement for the aspiring local players of president at Figtree Junior F.C. in the who hero worshipped players like Matt Illawarra Association. Horsley and . It seemed like small pickings at the time for Apart from my duties at the Wolves, I also the former St. George Bank senior executive became involved at the A.S.F. when David but it provided the impetus for him to utilise Hill was chairman and served on the Finance his business skills at a higher level in the Committee ,while being heavily involved game. with the Player’s Union in the negotiation of From 1991-1998, Hastings was chairman of players’contracts. the Wollongong Wolves when they enjoyed Let’s say I’ve been through the mill many prosperous times in the N.S.L.. times in football which can only assist me in Due to business pressures he stepped out facing the challenges of this position. of the limelight to enjoy the game from a distance. David Hill had great plans for Australian However, while he was absent in an official football, but in the end why didn’t he capacity , there was always the prospect of a triumph? Do you promote a similar return to the game and after recent discussions philosophy? with former CEO, Stefan Kamasz and board David Hill attempted radical changes which member , , he gratefully accepted were considered a natural evolution in the the vacant chairman’s position . game, including the de-ethnicisation of clubs In this interview with Roger Sleeman, and a greater accountability for finances. Brian Hastings discusses his background in However, the political forces in the game football, his involvement in the N.S.L., his were too strong for him to achieve his aims, thoughts about the direction of the game and even though many of his ideas were similar his plans for the Football to those implemented under the current Foundation. regime. At the football summit in 1995, it was in fact You’ve been been sitting on the sidelines ASF board member, George Negus, who for the last few years. What prompted raised the idea of an A-League. your return to football? I definitely supported many of Hill’s Although I wasn’t holding office in the initiatives, particularly with encouraging game, I’d been overseas a number of times business people to contribute expertise in the to watch international football, including running of the game. the 2005 and 2007 European Champion’s In fact when I vacated the Wollongong job, League Finals and the 2006 World Cup so a cooperative of business people leased The top European clubs will be depending on their big name players to shine during the semi finals this week. Liverpools Fernando Torres (above), Barcelona’s Ronaldinho, Chelsea’s Didier Drogba and my enthusiasm for the game never waned. out the Wollongong Wolves name and if Manchester Utd’s Cristiano Ronaldo will paramount. Also, I regularly travel from Wollongong to Wollongong enters the A-League in the near watch Sydney FC and take a great interest in future it will be a business consortium which youth football in the Illawarra area. will be the major stakeholder. As highlighted previously, the Foundation been involved in the game for many years. For some years, I communicated with Johnny also has to go national in the next few years Critically, this group of people bring a talent Warren and we agreed there was a strong Where do you see the Foundation so it can truly be recognised as an important pool together which would be difficult to need to provide the resources to produce positioning itself in the football community player in youth development. assemble in any boardroom. better technical players. in relation to player development? It’s all about opportunity and when the Obviously, my intention is to elevate the Recently there have been some new Are you going to involve the former vacancy became available, I believed I status of the Foundation in the community arrivals on the Board. How significant are professional players more in the could make a contribution in directing while not creating the impression we are these appointments? Foundation? the Foundation’s strategy to assist the competing against the academies and other We are looking at people who have vast There is no question the expertise of former development of young players. coaching organisations. experience at a senior level in major players should be utilised more in the We need to adopt a co-operative approach organisations and are primed to contribute game and with the formation of a technical How much can your experience at to work with other coaching systems and their expertise so the Foundation can rise to committee engineered by Les Murray and Wollongong assist you in the new role? to prepare young players adequately for a new level. the new vice- chairman Jamie Warren, there We achieved a lot while I was involved at the NSWIS. During the next few weeks we are having is every intention to call on their expertise meetings to modify the strategic plan of the to raise the standard of our development organisation which will have major impact process. The Johnny Warren on future directions. We will also be conducting a summit meeting Football Foundation The new directors include Darryl Clout, in the near future to allow the players to the General Manager of NSW Sport and provide input as to where we can maximise - Creates a pathway to elite football so that young players have the Recreation, who has many years experience the potential of our programmes and become opportunity to have their talent and skills recognised and developed. - Has dedicated programs and top level coaches will help keep the at the highest level in designing sporting an integral part of football culture. After all “best and brightest” in the game. policy. Johnny Warren spent his entire life trying to - Will open up avenues for the further development of women’s and Steve Warren, a senior executive of AIG and achieve greater recognition for his fellow girls’ football. a man with incredible marketing credentials professionals. - Provides the opportunity to bring the best coaching and technical expertise to NSW. is a welcome addition. We also would like to encourage Socceroos - Will raise the bar for football by providing an integrated athlete Manuel Xipolitas, a regional executive like Harry Kewell and to identify pathway from club to elite level. manager for NAB, has been involved in with the Foundation and ultimately to - Provides a substantial lift to the game through harnessing the vision the game for many years at the grass roots become patrons. of Johnny Warren in developing the Australian style of football. level. - In seeking to achieve its aims, the Foundation will seek the financial By Roger Sleeman support of corporations and individuals. Carlo LoGuidce is a senior commercial manager in the Westfield Group who has also Photo provided by Roger Sleeman

Monday 28 April 2008 24 Goal! Weekly GALAXY EXORCISE THE RED DEVILS

Zilic canot believe he is being sent off...He’ll have time think about it during his suspension

BEST LEAGUE RESULTS

Box Hill Inter 3 (E Avram Own Goal 2) South Melbourne 1 (M Aloisio), Preston Lions 2 (P Massouh P Van Egmond) GSL 1 (MA Deboer), Sandringham 3 (A Kapusta E Gleadell 2) Eastern Lions 0, Casey Comets 4 (J Black M Alegria L Cloke A Aldridge) Keilor Park 0, Ashburton 0 Bendigo Vipers 0,

RES: Rd 5: Box Hill Inter 7 South Melbourne 0, Preston Lions 1 GSL 1, Sandringham 12 Eastern Lions 0, Casey Comets 0 Keilor Park 4, Ashburton 5 Bendigo Vipers 2

BEST LEAGUE STANDINGS

P W D L F A PT Box Hill Inter 5 5 0 0 16 3 15 Sandringham 5 5 0 0 12 0 15 Preston Lions 5 5 0 0 8 2 15 Ashburton 4 3 1 0 9 2 10 Heidelberg Utd 4 3 0 1 12 7 9 Eltham North 3 1 0 2 7 3 3 South Melbourne 5 1 0 4 9 13 3 GSL 4 1 0 3 7 12 3 Casey Comets 5 1 0 4 6 14 3 Bendigo Vipers 4 0 2 2 1 5 2 Eastern Lions 5 0 1 4 1 13 1 Keilor Park 5 0 0 5 3 17 0

By Nat Adamopulos Photo by Adam Butler

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For how much longer can little Gretna keeps its doors open? Goal! Weekly INTERSTATE 25 NSW & TASMANIA MANLY MOVE AHEAD AS RIVALS SLIP Robbie Cattanach thumped in a 90th- Glavas found space for himself on the edge of exploited. Indeed, it was Penrith who had the minute free kick to give Manly United a the Penrith area but sliced his shot over the top. first real chance of the half, Anabalon bursting 2-1 victory over Sydney Olympic, and a At the other end, a fine move involving half the through on the break only to have his shot three-point buffer at the top of the NSW Penrith side reached Nathan Ralph on the left, smothered by an alert Janjetovic. Premier League. and his crisp diagonal shot was well saved by Just after the hour, Vidaic finally Second-placed Sutherland were Vedran Janjetovic. connected with one of Petar Markovic’s held at home for the second successive week, Sydney United continued to dominate. excellent crosses, but could not keep his header failing to score against the faltering Marconi Joe Vrkic headed over the bar from another below the crossbar. Moric too sent a header Stallions despite dominating the game. Once Markovic set-piece, and on 24 minutes the over the top from a corner, after another shot Penrith defence was finally breached. Collina, from Vidaic had been blocked. again, too, Sutherland had a player sent off overlapping on the right, received the ball in On 75 minutes it looked like Penrith for dissent. acres of space; he centred, Ben Vidaic dummied had blown it, when Michael Cromer, their In the Friday game, the West Sydney cleverly, and an unmarked Ivo Bosnar had time left-back, was sent off for a second bookable Berries added to Bankstown’s woes, beating to take a touch before thumping the ball past offence. In truth, he had been lucky to stay on the Macedonian-backed club 2-1 at Jensen Daniel Schwarzer. the field after his first, a cynical trip on Luka Park. Bankstown, one of the pre-tournament Penrith, largely dormant up to that Glavas as the latter was racing for goal. TELECHOICE RESULTS favourites, have had their poorest start in point, suddenly sprang into life. A well- Yet Penrith continued to press forward Sydney Olympic 1 (Peter Zorbas 55m) Manly United many years. conceived right-wing move ended with a brisk in great numbers, and United failed to make FC 2 (Robert Cattanach 45/85m), Macarthur Rams At the Gabbie, Blacktown drew 1-1 one-two between Javier Mancino and Ralph in the most of their chances on the breakaway. 0 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 3 (R Younis 1/12/69m), with their high-flying visitors Wollongong the United area; the former was tripped, and Schwarzer saved superbly from Vidaic on 80 West Sydney Berries 2 (Nicolo Sama 43m Dimitrios FC. APIA-Leichhardt, meanwhile, the referee had no hesitation in awarding the minutes after Boyle had gotten free on the left, Zakilas 67m) Bankstown City FC 0, Blacktown City Demons 1 (Adam Biddle 46m) Wollongong FC 1 moved into the top six with a 3-0 win in visitors a penalty. Eric Anabalon duly thumped and two minutes later a header from United (Ilija Prenzoski 28m pen), Sutherland Sharks 0 Campbelltown over the Macarthur Rams. it into the top right-hand corner of the goal. substitute Elsid Barkhousir almost crept in at Marconi Stallions 0, Sydney United 2 (Ivan Bosner The game opened up, and just as the far post: Schwarzer was quick to react. 21m Benjamin Vidiac 33m) Penrith Nepean United Sydney United 2 Penrith appeared to be assuming the initiative, Markovic was rampant on the United 2 (Erick Anabalon 28/90m). Penrith-Nepean United 2 United scored a very fine goal. Boyle, right, and he provided a perfect cut-back for combining beautifully with Joe Moric on the Vidaic on 87 minutes, only for Schwarzer to TELECHOICE STANDINGS Despite being reduced to ten men late in left, found space for a deep, accurate cross, deny the former Sydney FC man again. P W D L F A D Pts the second half, Penrith managed to snatch which was headed in powerfully at the far post The game was into injury time when 1 Manly United FC 9 7 1 1 25 8 17 22 by Vidaic. Penrith were rewarded for their bold second- 2 Sutherland Sharks 9 5 4 0 15 5 10 19 a last-minute equalizer in an entertaining 3 Wollongong FC 9 5 2 2 12 9 3 17 game at King Tomislav Oval. There was further goalmouth action half play. Anabalon won a free kick on the edge 4 Sydney United 9 4 3 2 14 9 5 15 The game was only five minutes old before the break; , playing against of the United area, which he took himself; a 5 Penrith Nepean United 9 3 4 2 12 11 1 13 when Sydney United’s Damon Collina strolled his old club, came up from the Penrith backline diving header was cleared off the line, but in the 6 A.P.I.A Leichhardt Tigers 9 3 3 3 14 14 0 12 up from the back to head in a Petar Markovic to send a fizzing right-footed shot at goal, ensuing melee Ryan O’Shea managed to prod 7 Sydney Olympic 8 3 2 3 12 8 4 11 8 West Sydney Berries 9 3 2 4 13 13 0 11 corner; the goal, however, was mysteriously which was well held by Janjetovic. Boyle and the ball past Janjetovic for Penrith’s second. Mancino both had half-chances in the 41st United surged into attack, and there 9 Blacktown City 9 1 4 4 7 16 -9 7 disallowed. 10 Bankstown City 8 1 3 4 3 13 -10 6 The home side used the wide areas to minute, and the first period ended with a Jimmy was time for another corner and an astonishing 11 Macarthur Rams 9 0 4 5 3 13 -10 4 great effect in the early stages, with Markovic Nikas free kick being deflected just wide of the double save by Schwarzer from Moric at the 12 Marconi Stallions 9 0 4 5 5 16 -11 4 and Christopher Boyle getting in a number of United post. far post. Then time: 2-2, and although the home useful crosses. However, they created no other Sydney United continued to dominate crowd went away frustrated, the neutrals had By Mike Salter clear chances until the 16th minute, when Luka the flanks after the interval, but all too often gotten their money’s worth. the resulting crosses and cut-backs were not in Sydney CROSSWELL REIGNITES ZEBRAS South Hobart, Olympic open gap at the top South Hobart and Hobart Olympic Crosswell, son of former VFL for South Hobart, conceding three goals remained neck-and-neck on 12 points great Brent Crosswell, then went on a goal- in the opening half, another just after the at the top of the southern Tasmanian scoring rampage, adding four more goals in interval, and then having striker Chris Premier League ladder and opened up the second half, while Dylan Fennell’s strike Stingle sent off near the end after collecting a 5-point lead over third-placed and made it 7-2 for the Zebras. a second yellow card. reigning champions Tilford Zebras on the The 5-goal haul by Crosswell South Hobart also struck the weekend. followed his 4-goal feat in the previous Eagles woodwork three times in the second South Hobart, who lead Olympic on outing, a 12-0 thrashing of Taroona. This period. goal-difference, downed eighth-placed New makes him the league’s leading marksman Billy Gasparinatos netted twice, while Town Eagles 4-0 away at Clare Street on with 11 goals from four games. David Cooper and Jonathon Ladic, the latter Saturday, while Olympic beat ninth-ranked Clarence youngster Chris Nicholson from a free-kick, once each. Kingborough Lions United 4-1 at home at was fortunate to stay on the park after a Diminutive striker Michael Bulis, the Athletic Centre on the same afternoon. the league’s leading scorer last season, hit a Zebras reignited their defence of hat-trick for Olympic against Kingborough the title, out-gunning sixth-placed visitors Lions, while Ben Backhaus netted the Clarence United 7-2 at KGV Park on Friday remaining goal. evening and moving up a place to third. Bulis was elusive, sharp and Zebras have now scored 19 goals in finished lethally against a much bigger and Michael Bulis...Hat-trick for their past two outings to record a marvellous robust Kingborough defence. Olympic goal-difference of +16, which will stand The visitors scored through Greg them in good stead at the business end of the Freeman to make it 2-1, but poor finishing teams are level at the top on 9 points by season. and good goalkeeping by Olympic’s Dmitri overcoming Riverside Olympic 4-2 at home Referee Mark Phillips lasted a mere Nester saw their challenge peter out. at Montello. four minutes before a recurring knee injury In the northern Tasmanian Premier forced him to make way for his assistant, League, Devonport City became the new Kim Barker. leaders on goal-difference after beating Clarence led Zebras 2-0 after 17 sixth-placed Somerset 2-1 at home at Valley minutes as Dwayne Walsh, who was set to Road. sign for Heidelberg last season, made the Northern Rangers moved up a most of great passes from Jacob Kavanagh place to second and dumped previous leader and Matt Lewis to score twice. Prospect Knights down to third on goal- Ben Crosswell...hit five goals With key midfielder Paul Bremner difference by winning their clash 3-0. put out of the match in the 23rd minute with against Clarence United The upset of the round was bottom- torn ankle ligaments following a late tackle side Launceston United’s 4-1 away win by Andrew Telega, Ricky Self pulled a goal horrific tackle on David Cox, but Mr Barker over Ulverstone at the Showgrounds on the By Walter Pless back for the Zebras and Ben Crosswell then merely showed him the yellow card. North-West Coast. Photos by Walter Pless also netted to make it 2-2 at the break. New Town Eagles were no match Burnie United ensured that four

Monday 28 April 2008 26 OVERSEAS STUFF Goal! Weekly

TARTAN TALK with Nic Townsend FERGUSON STOKES UNITED’S INJUSTICE ir Alex Ferguson is convinced the spot. Although United’s superior goal hand above his shoulders, above his head, SManchester United’s sense of injustice difference still makes them title favourites, anything like that. P GD PTS at their 2-1 defeat against Chelsea will they now have to win it the hard way. “It is going straight to Rio Ferdinand. 1 Man Utd 36 53 81 help carry them to the Premier League Their frustration boiled over after The referee should have seen that rather than 2 Chelsea 36 37 81 title. the fi nal whistle. Patrice Evra, Gary Neville, the linesman. If we’re not going to get those 3 Arsenal 35 37 74 United face a nerve-jangling fi nale Paul Scholes, John O’Shea and Gerard Pique decisions then we are under pressure.” to the title race after Michael Ballack’s late were involved in an altercation with stewards As if the defeat wasn’t bad enough, 4 Liverpool 36 36 70 penalty at Stamford Bridge moved Chelsea and ground-staff after they refused to leave Ferguson will also have to wait anxiously for 5 Everton 35 21 61 level on points with the champions. the pitch when asked to stop their post- fi tness bulletins about Wayne Rooney and 6 Aston Villa 35 22 58 Ferguson’s team can still retain the match warm-down, while Rio Ferdinand Nemanja Vidic. 7 Portsmouth 35 12 57 crown if they win their last two matches had to apologise after accidently kicking a Rooney was replaced after taking a 8 Man City 36 0 55 against West Ham and Wigan, but United female steward as he lashed out in anger at bang on the hip while scoring, while Vidic 9 Blackburn 35 2 52 departed west in a storm of acrimony the result. had to be stretchered off following a clash 10 West Ham 36 -5 48 that stemmed entirely from their anger at While his players were losing with Didier Drogba that knocked a tooth into 11 Tottenham 36 6 43 letting Chelsea off the hook. their cool, Ferguson was hardly any more his lip. 12 Newcastle 36 -16 43 philosophical. The Scot claimed Alan United are stumbling towards the 13 Sunderland 36 -20 39 Wiley’s assistant was wrong to fl ag for a fi nish line after winning just one of their last penalty for Carrick’s clear handball and four league games, but Chelsea are unbeaten 14 Wigan 36 -17 37 insisted it was a decision that could wreck in 19 matches and deserved their victory 15 M’borough 36 -19 36 United’s season. against a cautious, subdued United. 16 Bolton 36 -20 33 Despite his own rage, Ferguson Their fate is still in United’s hands, 17 Reading 36 -28 33 will now try to channel United’s frustration but Grant is confi dent they can go onto win 18 Birmingham 36 -17 32 to get a positive reaction in Tuesday’s the title. 19 Fulham 36 -25 30 Champions League semi-fi nal second leg “I am optimistic but we need to win 20 Derby 35 -59 11 against Barcelona and the two remaining our last two games and hope Manchester league matches. lose one point,” he said. “If you come to this “It’s still in our hands. The players stage and you are not optimistic you should Thursday. and the support are really fi red up for the not be in sport. “Football is exciting but there are next game. Hopefully we can get the result “My players were very competitive. things that are more important,” he said. we want,” he told MUTV. They wanted to win. When you concede a “I say to the players that on the way to “In fairness, Chelsea were the better goal like we did it is a little bit disappointing excellency you need to be human, so I think Michael Ballack’s brace against EPL leaders Manchester United on Saturday has meant the team in the fi rst half. Sometimes, coming but we were full of energy. we need to respect what has happened to race for the title will go down to the wire. out of a European game, it takes a while to “They wanted to win the game and him. get it right. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen football is a game of emotion. We competed “We will leave the decision about When Wayne Rooney punished for us. against Arsenal and against United.” Wednesday to him. I will respect any decision Ricardo Carvalho’s error in the 57th minute “But if we’re not getting the Chelsea’s last two matches are at he makes.” to cancel out Ballack’s 45th minute header, decisions we deserve then we’re going to Newcastle and at home to Bolton, but before With or without Lampard, Chelsea United had one hand on the trophy. have to perform really well. that they face Liverpool in Europe. have ensured the title race will go down to Then Michael Carrick handled “The penalty was absolutely Grant fears they will be without the wire. Michael Essien’s cross with four minutes left diabolical. It is a major decision. Granted, Frank Lampard again as the England and Ballack stroked home the winner from it hit his hand. But he has not lifted his midfi elder mourns his mother’s death on Gossip and Transfer Speculation from the English Media... Fings: We can Win Euro Cantona Voted Best Man City Head To Asia Cardiff Given Green Light

Germany midfi elder Torsten Frings insists his Former Manchester United player Eric Manchester City will play in Bangkok next Cardiff City will be allowed to enter the UEFA Cup side are capable of winning Euro 2008 in June Cantona has been voted best foreign ever in month, as the club strengthened its ties with if they win next month’s FA Cup fi nal. to be crowned European champions for the Thailand by appointing a former Thai coach to The Welsh club, who play in the English fourth time. the Premiership, by readers of Four Four Two help develop academies in Asia. Championship, were orginally told Football “We have what it is takes to be champions,” magazine. The club announced it will take on a Thailand Association regulations would make them said Frings on the German Football League Premier League all star team on May 17, the ineligible to represent England in Europe if they (DFL) website after Germany won the European Cantona fi nished ahead of two Arsenal Championships in 1972, 1980 and 1996. Bangkok Post said. beat Portsmouth at Wembley, because, as a players, Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp and “But we belong to a group of favorites Citing City spokesman Paul Tyrell, it said they Welsh side, they would normally have to qualify which includes France, , Spain and the another Frenchman, Thierry Henry. will bring all their players not on international via the . Netherlands.” duty at the European Championships, But UEFA had insisted they backed Cardiff’s case Frings has missed most of the season after The French are well represented, with no less including Benjani Mwaruwari, Elano, Martin and the FA board agreed on Thursday to change suffering three knee injuries and has only than twelve players in the top 100. The Dutch Petrov, and Darius Vassell. that ruling, giving Dave Jones’s side the chance to played eight matches for Werder Bremen this The squad will also feature the three Thais on dream of a continental campaign next season. season. follow with ten players. City’s books -- Suree Sukha, Teerasil Dangda An FA statement said: “The Board has given His last appearance for the Germany team was and Kiatprawut Saiwaew. full approval for Cardiff City to participate in in October 2007, but national coach Joachim Cantona, who began his career in France in The club is owned by ousted Thai prime next season’s UEFA Cup as one of England’s Loew is set to name him on May 16 when he 1983, joined Leeds United nine years later. minister Thaksin Shinawatra and on Thursday representatives, should they win this season’s FA unveils his 23-man squad for Euro 2008. After a short while, the forward moved to “Torsten is a player who can raise his game he appointed former Thai national coach Cup. over fi ve, six or seven matches, he is the sort Manchester United where he would stay until Roberto Carlos de Carvalho as an advisor “It was decided that the Welsh national anthem of player you want in a tournament,” said the end of his career in 1997. to help develop the club’s international would also be played ahead of the game.” Loew. academies. Germany will play Poland, Croatia and co- City also play in Hong Kong on May 22 in a hosts in group B of Euro 2008. previously announced stop. BAYSWATER INDOOR SOCCER SHOP 20% SUPPLIERS OF: **COVO**NIKE** MITRE**PATRICK**ONLY SPORT** 20% OFF ALL FFV APPROVED TEAM WEAR AND SOCCERBALLS OFF ALL FOOTWEAR FOR THE BEST CLUB DEALS OF BALLS, GLOVES AND TEAMWEAR FOOTWEAR 13 BURTON COURT, BAYSWATER PHONE 9729 1999 HOURS: MON-FRI 10AM-10PM SAT 9AM TO 1PM

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